SINGAPORE: An accident involving two lorries along
Tanah Merah Coast Road on Tuesday morning killed one and injured 25
others.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was
informed of the accident from a member of public just after
6am.
SCDF said it arrived seven minutes after receiving
the call, and found a man trapped in the driver's seat of one of
the lorries.
Rescuers took about 20 minutes to free the man, using hydraulic
tools.
Some 60 personnel including rescuers, firefighters and paramedics
were deployed to the scene.
They attended to the 25 casualties at the accident site.
The injured were taken to Changi General Hospital by nine
ambulances.
One man was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.
Channel NewsAsia understands he was an Indian national.
- CNA/cc
