Accident
between bus and tipper truck on MCE; 28 casualties reported
SINGAPORE - The driver of a private bus was trapped in his
vehicle after it collided with a tipper truck on the Marina Coastal
Expressway (MCE) on Tuesday evening.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which received a call
about the incident at 6.17pm, freed the man using hydraulic rescue
tools. There were a total of 28 casualties, but no fatalities.
Thirteen people were sent to the Singapore General Hospital,
nine to Tan Tock Seng Hospital and six to Changi General
Hospital.
-- ST