# Cyclist killed in Changi tipper truck accident identified as national triathlete Russell Lee

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cyclist-killed-in-changi-tipper-truck-accident-identified-as-national-triathlete-russell-lee/
- Published: 2026-11-15T14:14:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T19:08:12+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/triathlete-russell-lee-cyclist-changi-tipper-truck-accident-6553021
- Topics: World

## Key points

- National triathlete Russell Lee, 24, died in a Changi cycling accident.
- The tipper truck driver is assisting police with investigations.
- His association is supporting teammates and urging care on the roads.

## Summary

National triathlete Russell Lee, 24, died after his bicycle collided with a tipper truck on Tanah Merah Coast Road in Singapore. His death has prompted tributes from teammates and calls from the Triathlon Association of Singapore for greater care among road users.

Police were alerted at about 8am on Thursday, 12 November, and a paramedic pronounced Lee dead at the scene. The 38-year-old truck driver is assisting with investigations. The association said it is supporting Lee’s family and providing grief support to athletes and coaches; his death was at least the third cyclist accident in eastern Singapore in less than two days.

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