10 people taken to hospital after accident between lorry and trailer on KJE
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The accident happened during the evening peak hour on March 10.
PHOTO: SG ROAD VIGILANTE/FACEBOOK
SINGAPORE – Ten people were taken to hospital on March 10 after a lorry and a trailer were involved in an accident during the evening peak hour on the KJE.
The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident on the KJE towards Tuas, before the Choa Chu Kang Drive exit, at around 6pm.
Seven people were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and three were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, SCDF said. All of them were conscious.
The 10 comprise nine lorry passengers, aged between 30 and 48, and the 39-year-old lorry driver, the police said.
In a video of the accident on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante on March 10, a lorry carrying people in the back is travelling on the outermost lane of the expressway.
A trailer is seen slowing to a stop in front of the lorry. Seconds later, the lorry collides with the back of the trailer.
The back of the lorry can be seen tilting upwards from the impact and several people seated in its rear are seen lurching forward.
Police investigations are ongoing.
