Three Civil Defence officers on their way to put out a fire met
with an accident on Monday.
Their vehicle - a 'Red Rhino'- collided with a taxi along Choa Chu
Kang Drive, killing a female passenger.
Officers said this was the first fatal accident involving the
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
The collision wrecked one of the taxi's doors and killed a Malay
passenger in her fifties.
Her companions, a woman in her thirties and a two-year-old girl,
were taken to the National University Hospital.
Mr Alex Wong, an eyewitness, said one of the taxi passengers was
trapped in the vehicle and was rescued by the Civil Defence
personnel.
The taxi driver sustained only cuts and bruises.
The three Civil Defence officers on board the "Red Rhino" were
unhurt.
The taxi driver said he had picked up the female passengers from
Lot 1 Shopping Centre and were heading to Taman Jurong when the
accident occurred.
The SCDF said the collision occurred when the 'Red Rhino', which
had its siren and flashing lights on, was heading to Sungei Kadut
to put out a factory fire.
Police are now investigating the cause of the accident. -
CNA
