One person dead after cement truck
toppled into canal
The operator of a cement truck died after the vehicle fell into
a canal at Hougang Avenue 10 this evening.
The canal measured about 3 to 4 meters deep, and 15 meters
wide.
The civil defense force says it received a call shortly before 6
pm.
After arriving at the scene, SCDF crew found the driver trapped
with his head pinned between the seat and the cabin roof located
above the driver's seat.
Mr Tan, who lives nearby, relates what he heard.
"There was a very loud sound, like stones dropping on a zinc
roof. Plus there was someone screaming, it was very loud."
Rescuers managed to remove the victim by cutting open and
widening the rear panel and roof using hydraulic powered tools.
The 40-year Chinese man was pronounced dead at the scene.
--938Live
