A 59-year-old pedestrian died of his injuries in hospital after being hit by a car at Ang Mo Kio on Monday (Jan 19) night.The incident occurred at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to the accident at 8.30pm.An eyewitness who was near the accident site told AsiaOne that he was riding along the park connector network at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 when he heard a loud 'bang'.«When I looked back, the car and a man were on the HDB courtyard between Blocks 230 and 231,» he said.Other passersby also said that the man was crossing the road when the accident happened, though they are unclear of what led to it.Lois Koh, a 25-year-old enrolled nurse, told AsiaOne that she was passing by the area when she heard the collision and went to investigate.«That's why I'm a nurse, I cannot just stand there and do nothing,» she said.According to Koh, the pedestrian was «desperately trying to gasp for air» and «wasn't breathing» at one point. Read more