SINGAPORE: The driver of a cement mixer suffered serious
injuries after an accident involving two other lorries Monday
afternoon.
The incident occurred along Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, near the
Jurong Port Road exit, and left the driver of the cement mixer
unconscious.
Civil Defence officers found the driver - a man in his 60s
- trapped in his cabin.
They used a spreader-cutter and released him within ten
minutes.
The driver of the first lorry, a man in his 50s,
complained of pain in his lower back, while a passenger in the
second lorry reported feeling giddy.
All were taken to the Singapore General Hospital for
treatment.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force sent several emergency
vehicles to the scene.
They included two fire bikes, one fire engine, one red
rhino, two ambulances and one support vehicle.
- CNA/jm