SINGAPORE, Nov. 27 -- A 35-year-old man is set to be charged on Friday over a hit-and-run accident that killed a 67-year-old power-assisted bicycle (PAB) rider in Tampines, the police said.

According to CNA, officers were alerted at around 2.30pm on Monday to a collision between a car and the PAB at the junction of Tampines Avenue 7 and Tampines Street 42.

The elderly rider was unconscious when taken to hospital and later died.

Preliminary investigations found that the driver fled the scene immediately after the accident without rendering assistance and did not report the incident to police within 24 hours.

He was also driving without a valid licence.

Traffic police identified and arrested him on Wednesday.

The man will face eight c...