{"id":5921,"date":"2025-08-28T01:07:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T01:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/selfless-leader-of-our-community-tow-truck-driver-dies-after-kallang-accident-man-who-fled-the-scene-charged\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T01:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T01:07:43","slug":"selfless-leader-of-our-community-tow-truck-driver-dies-after-kallang-accident-man-who-fled-the-scene-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/selfless-leader-of-our-community-tow-truck-driver-dies-after-kallang-accident-man-who-fled-the-scene-charged\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Selfless leader of our community’: Tow truck driver dies after Kallang accident, man who fled the scene charged"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A 57-year-old tow truck driver has died, with a car driver arrested and charged in the wake of a hit-and-run accident<\/span> in Kallang a week ago.<\/p>\n

The driver passed on Aug 25, a day before Muhammad Ashik Abdullah, 33, was identified and arrested. According to The Straits Times, he was charged on Aug 27 with multiple offences, including causing death by driving in a dangerous manner.<\/p>\n

Ashik was reportedly on the run at the time of the crash, facing previous charges including assault. Just four days after the hit-and-run, he is also said to have committed another offence.<\/p>\n

‘Selfless leader of our community’<\/h3>\n

Chairperson of the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Hougang SMC branch Marshall Lim paid tribute to the deceased driver, named Patrick, in a heartfelt Instagram post.<\/p>\n

Mr Lim called his death a “profound loss”<\/span> to his family, friends and the Hougang community he served. He said that he had visited Patrick in the hospital last weekend, hoping he would recover so they could talk again.<\/p>\n

“He is a devoted husband, a filial son, a caring father, a steadfast brother, and a selfless leader of our community,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

Car driver on the run from other charges<\/h3>\n
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Ashik was arrested on Aug 26 and charged a day later with offences including causing death by dangerous driving.<\/p>\n

Citing court documents, ST reported that Ashik was already on the run from the law when the accident occurred.<\/p>\n

He had failed to return to court while out on bail on May 23, after being charged in 2024 for allegedly flinging a photo frame out of a Woodlands HDB block window and slapping a woman in a unit on Jun 8 2024.<\/p>\n

A warrant of arrest was issued against him.<\/p>\n

On Aug 20, Ashik allegedly drove dangerously along Lavender Street towards Balestier Road at about 10pm. He is accused of losing control of his vehicle and colliding into the rear of a tow truck, causing it to flip on its side.<\/p>\n

Car driver fled and reoffended<\/h3>\n

After fleeing the scene, Ashik allegedly reoffended four days later.<\/p>\n

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On Aug 24 at around 7.20am, he reportedly drove a car in Woodlands while another man was holding on to one of its windows, causing the man to suffer abrasions to his right thigh and elbow.<\/p>\n

Ashik was arrested the next day and his case will be mentioned again on Sept 3.<\/p>\n

Causing another person’s death by driving in a dangerous manner carries a jail term of up to eight years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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‘Selfless leader of our community’: Tow truck driver dies after Kallang accident, man who fled the scene charged<\/div>\n

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A 57-year-old tow truck driver has died, with a car driver arrested and charged in the wake of a hit-and-run accident in Kallang a week ago. The driver passed on Aug 25, a day before Muhammad Ashik Abdullah, 33, was identified and arrested. According to The Straits Times, he was charged on Aug 27 with…<\/p>\n

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