Drivers & passengers from both car & taxi sent to hospital after Keppel Road accident
Four people were sent to the hospital on Wednesday (26 Aug) morning after an accident involving a car and taxi along Keppel Road.
Photos of the aftermath showed that the limousine taxi had mounted the kerb and crashed into a traffic light, knocking it askew.
Source: Monir 2.1 on Facebook
Car damaged after Keppel accident with taxi
Other photos depicted a black car stopped in the middle of the junction of Keppel Road and Kampong Bahru Road, with a police motorcycle next to it.
Source: Monir 2.1 on Facebook
The car, identified by netizens as a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, had sustained significant damage to its bonnet, with its hood having completely come off.
Source: Monir 2.1 on Facebook
Nearby, an ambulance was seen together with a vehicle from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
Source: Monir 2.1 on Facebook
2 from car & 2 from taxi sent to SGH
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 9am on 26 Aug.
It took place at the junction of Keppel Road, in the direction of the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), and Kampong Bahru Road, and involved a car and taxi.
Four people were sent to the hospital in a conscious state:
- A 65-year-old female taxi driver
- A 46-year-old female taxi passenger
- A 58-year-old male car driver
- A 51-year-old female car passenger
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were all conveyed to Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
Police investigations are ongoing.
MS News has reached out to ComfortDelGro for more information about the incident.
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Featured image adapted from Monir 2.1 on Facebook.
