Stray bullet hits Singapore cyclist near military live-firing zone
The man was cycling with friends in a restricted forested area when he was struck by a bullet that lodged in his lower back
“A bullet slug was lodged in the man’s left lower back,” the police said in a media release on Monday, adding that the injury was not life threatening.
The man was in a stable condition after surgery to remove the bullet slug, it said.
According to the police, the man had been cycling with his friends in a forested area of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve between Upper Seletar Reservoir and Upper Peirce Reservoir at around 11.40am on Sunday.
“The public is not allowed to access that particular area, which has signage warning against unauthorised entry into a live-firing area,” the police said.
The man was taken to hospital by his friends.