Migrant worker taken to hospital after he is hit by lorry while crossing PIE
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Footage shared on Facebook shows the worker making a dash from the side of the expressway towards the construction site in the centre lane.
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SINGAPORE - A migrant worker was taken to hospital on July 2 after a lorry hit him on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) while he was trying to reach his work site.
Footage shared by the SG Road Vigilante page on Facebook shows the worker dashing from the side of the expressway towards a construction site in the centre lane, where a group of migrant workers are seen working. A lorry hits him just before he reaches the work site.
The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted at around 11.35pm on that day to the accident along the PIE towards Changi, near the Eng Neo Avenue exit.
The police added that the migrant worker, 35, was conscious when taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Both the police and Ministry of Manpower are investigating the incident.
The worker is in hospital in stable condition.
A Ministry of Manpower (MOM) spokesman told The Straits Times that the worker - a Myanmar national - is employed by Teacly - whose principal business is construction - and that the site’s occupier was Ley Choon Constructions and Engineering. The Land Transport Authority is the developer for this project.
As a general safety measure, the spokesman advised employers to ensure that there is a proper traffic control plan to address vehicular hazards when employees are working on a public road.
He added: “Workers should also remain within the site boundary and not attempt to cross public roads in an unsafe manner which could put them in harm’s way.“
