Driver taken to hospital after concrete truck flips on its side in PIE accident
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In a photo uploaded onto the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page, the concrete truck is seen lying on its left side.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SG ROAD VIGILANTE/FACEBOOK
SINGAPORE – A 35-year-old man was taken to the hospital after the concrete truck he was driving was involved in an accident on the PIE on Aug 28 that left the vehicle on its side.
The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident on the expressway towards Toh Guan Road, at about 5.20am.
The truck is believed to have skidded, said the police. Investigations are ongoing.
SCDF said the man was conscious when taken to National University Hospital.
In a photo uploaded onto the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page, the light-coloured concrete truck is seen lying on its left side, against the railing of an overpass.
The front cabin of the truck appeared to be caved in. “Alliance Concrete” can be read on the side of the cement mixer.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SG ROAD VIGILANTE/FACEBOOK
The front cabin of the truck appeared to be caved in. The words “Alliance Concrete” can be seen on the side of the truck.
When contacted, Mr Leonard Yap, a manager at Alliance Concrete, said that the driver is a subcontractor for the company, and that the company will check the truck’s Global Positioning System to see if the accident was caused by human error or a mechanical fault.
