SINGAPORE: A man was trapped in the driver’s seat of a lorry before he was freed by rescuers and taken to hospital along with five others after an accident involving four vehicles on the Tampines Expressway (TPE).
The accident occurred on the TPE towards the SLE after the Punggol Way exit at about 5pm on Aug 26 and involved a lorry, a van and two cars, said the police.
The man trapped in the lorry was freed using hydraulic rescue equipment, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
A 30-year-old male lorry driver and his five passengers – men aged between 22 and 46 – were conscious when taken to hospital, the police added. Two were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital while four were taken to Sengkang General Hospital, said SCDF.
Three other people were assessed for minor injuries, but declined to be taken to hospital, SCDF added.
In a video of the aftermath of the accident posted on social media, a group of men can be seen crowding around the driver’s seat of the lorry, which is in the first lane of the expressway. They are later seen in the video appearing to pull at part of the vehicle near the door on the driver’s side.
The video also shows the aftermath of a collision between a car and van nearby that caused noticeable damage to both vehicles, which were also in the first lane.
Police investigations are ongoing. - The Straits Times/ANN
