SINGAPORE - A six-year-old child was taken to hospital unconscious following a car accident in Lorong 6 Toa Payoh on Thursday (April 15) afternoon.
A 51-year-old male driver was arrested for a negligent act causing grievous hurt.
Chinese-language daily Lianhe Wanbao reported that the accident happened at a zebra crossing outside of Safra Toa Payoh at around 2.30pm.
The boy, who was with his mother, was trapped under the wheel of a white car, an eyewitness told Lianhe Wanbao.
Three passers-by attempted to lift the car to free the boy but were unable to do so until a member of the public offered a car jack, the paper reported.
The child's mother was seen to be distraught at the scene.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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