--- title: "Pedestrian using phone taken to hospital after getting knocked down by van along Sophia Road" url: "/singapore-seen/pedestrian-using-phone-taken-to-hospital-after-getting-knocked-down-by-van-along" published: "2020-09-14T10:53:05.000Z" updated: "2020-09-14T10:53:05.000Z" section: "Singapore Seen" authors: ["Farah Daley"] tags: ["accident","pedestrian","van","handphone"] --- # Pedestrian using phone taken to hospital after getting knocked down by van along Sophia Road *A 40-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital after he was knocked down by a van along Sophia Road towards Wilkie Road on Sep 11. * A 40-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital after he was knocked down by a van along Sophia Road towards Wilkie Road on Sep 11. Stomper Edros alerted Stomp to the incident and shared a video that has been circulating online. In the video, the pedestrian is seen walking along the road while apparently using his phone. A van approaches him from behind and knocks him down to the ground, sending his phone flying. The man is seen clutching his head before the video ends. In response to a Stomp query, the police said they were alerted to the accident  "The 40-year-old male pedestrian was conscious when conveyed to Raffles Hospital," a police spokesman said. Police investigations are ongoing.