1 killed, 5
injured after car crashes into tree on Changi Coast
Road
SINGAPORE: A man was killed and five others injured after a car
crashed into a tree along Changi Coast Road early Friday morning
(Jul 29).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to
the accident at 6.35am. It dispatched a fire engine, a Red Rhino,
five ambulances and two support vehicles to the scene.
The driver, who was in his 20s, was trapped in the car and had
to be extricated using hydraulic rescue tools. He was subsequently
pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Five other people, all men in their 20s and 30s, involved in the
accident were taken to Changi General Hospital. Two of the injured
were unconscious, and the hospital was alerted to be on standby to
receive them, SCDF said.
- CNA/cy