18 taken to hospital after accident involving 2 lorries, tipper truck on AYE
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The accident occurred along the AYE towards MCE before the Benoi Road exit in the morning of July 4.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SINGAPORE ROADS ACCIDENT.COM/FACEBOOK
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SINGAPORE – Eighteen people were taken to the hospital after an accident involving two lorries and a tipper truck on the AYE on the morning of July 4.
The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident along the AYE towards MCE before the Benoi Road exit at 6.35am.
A video of the aftermath of the accident posted on Facebook shows a tipper truck and two lorries behind it on the right-most lane of the expressway. Some debris can be seen in front of one of the lorries.
A police car, two ambulances and a fire truck can also be seen in the background.
SCDF said a man was found trapped in the driver’s seat of the lorry when its officers arrived, and they rescued the person using hydraulic rescue equipment.
A 43-year-old male lorry driver and 17 male passengers from the two lorries, aged between 19 and 47, were taken conscious to the hospital, police said.
SCDF added that 10 men were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and the other eight men were taken to the National University Hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
