4 SCDF officers taken to hospital after accident involving fire engine, lorry and prime mover
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The fire engine was returning to the Sungei Kadut fire post after responding to a fire in the area, which turned out to be a false alarm.
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SINGAPORE - Four Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers were taken to the hospital after the fire engine they were travelling in was involved in an accident with a lorry and a prime mover on Jan 23.
The police and SCDF said they were alerted to the accident along Sungei Kadut Street 1 in north-western Singapore at 1.45pm.
In a video uploaded to the Singapore Roads Accident.com Facebook page, a fire engine can be seen after the collision.
At least two other fire engines and ambulances can be seen in the background.
SCDF said the fire engine, which was carrying a four-person crew, was returning to the Sungei Kadut fire post after responding to a fire in the area, which turned out to be a false alarm.
An SCDF officer, seated in the front cabin of the fire engine, had to be freed using hydraulic rescue equipment before being taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, along with another officer.
The remaining two officers were taken to Woodlands Health Campus.
All four of them were conscious when taken to the hospitals and have been warded for observation, SCDF added.
The police said that the officers are aged between 21 and 28.
Investigations are ongoing.
