Fatal
accident involving car & excavator along Upper Jurong
Road
SINGAPORE: A 27-year-old man was killed in an accident involving
a car and an excavator near SAFTI Military Institute on Tuesday
night (May 23).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to the
incident, which took place along Upper Jurong Road towards Boon Lay
Way at about 8.55pm on Tuesday. They dispatched a fire engine, a
fire bike, a Red Rhino, an ambulance and a support vehicle to the
scene, where they found the man trapped in the driver's seat of the
car.
Officers took about 15 minutes to extricate him using hydraulic
rescue tools, SCDF said.
The man was unconscious when he was taken to Ng Teng Fong
General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Source: CNA/dl