Man taken to hospital after car skids and catches fire in Ang Mo Kio
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The police said they were alerted to the accident along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 towards Buangkok Green at 2.50pm.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SG ROAD VIGILANTE - SGRV/FACEBOOK
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SINGAPORE – A 43-year-old man was taken to the hospital after a car he was driving skidded and caught fire in Ang Mo Kio on Aug 17.
The police said they were alerted to the accident along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 towards Buangkok Green at 2.50pm.
A video of the accident posted on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook group shows a black car on a road divider with its front in flames.
Several firefighters can be seen working together to extinguish the fire. A fire engine, an ambulance and three police cars are also at scene.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said the fire involved the engine compartment of a car and that it extinguished the fire using a water jet.
The driver was conscious when he was taken to Sengkang General Hospital.
Investigations by both the police and the SCDF are ongoing.
