Skip to main content
institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

[Opinion] ‘Smartphones have our lives’: Pedestrian who is seen using his phone was nearly hit by reversing van, netizens expressed mixed opinions

Summary by The Independent
SINGAPORE: On social media, a pedestrian was seen glued to his phone while walking on Somme Road around 11:30 in the morning on May 2, resulting in a near collision with a van reversing into a parking spot. Fortunately, the driver of the van managed to stop just in time, and no accident happened.  However, this incident has brought up a conversation about the risks of being distracted while walking in busy areas such as the streets, especially w…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

The Independent broke the news in Singapore on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal