22 people taken to hospital after multi-vehicle accident in Tuas
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In a video of the accident shared on TikTok, a white minibus with a shattered side window and windscreen is seen stopped behind a lorry with a damaged back.
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SINGAPORE – Twenty-two people were taken to hospital after an accident involving a minibus, a lorry and a prime mover in Tuas on the morning of June 18.
In response to queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident at about 6.50am that day.
The accident happened along Tuas South Avenue 3, towards Tuas South Boulevard.
Six people were taken to the National University Hospital, and 16 more to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, SCDF said. Aged between 21 and 53, they were conscious when taken to hospital, police said.
A 41-year-old male minibus driver is assisting with ongoing police investigations.
In response to queries, a Ministry of Manpower spokesperson said on June 19 that 19 migrant workers employed by Dragon Offshore Engineering were on board the lorry at the time of the accident.
They comprised one driver, two front-seat passengers and 16 workers seated at the rear of the vehicle.
The 19 workers were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the spokesperson said.
Fifteen of them have been discharged as at June 19, while the other four remain warded.
In a video of the accident shared on TikTok, a white minibus with a shattered side window and windscreen is seen stopped behind a lorry with a damaged back, with glass shards and debris strewn between the two vehicles.
The front of the lorry is seen crashed into the back of a prime mover, and its driver’s side door left slightly ajar. At least three ambulances and a fire engine were also seen on site.
Police investigations are ongoing.