Tipper truck driver & lorry driver assisting investigations into separate accidents in Tuas & AYE
A total of 39 men were sent to the hospital after being involved in two separate multi-vehicle accidents involving heavy vehicles across less than 12 hours in western Singapore.
In footage of both incidents, several migrant workers were seen sitting by the side of the road, being attended to by paramedics.
Source: @singaporeincidents.sg on TikTok and Yiru Tan on Facebook
Migrant workers sit on road divider after Tuas accident
In the first video, which was posted on TikTok by Singapore Incidents, a tipper truck was seen stopped on the far-right lane, with a lorry in front of it.
Source: @singaporeincidents.sg on TikTok
Ahead of the two heavy vehicles was a private bus.
Source: @singaporeincidents.sg on TikTok
Several migrant workers in uniform sat on the road divider, surrounded by paramedics, while other migrant workers not in uniform stood around.
The blare of emergency services was heard and at least one ambulance was at the scene.
Source: @singaporeincidents.sg on TikTok
26 conveyed to 3 hospitals after Tuas accident
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at 7.30pm on Wednesday (4 Nov).
It took place along Tuas South Avenue 9 in the direction of Tuas South Way, and involved a bus, lorry and tipper truck.
26 people — a 45-year-old lorry driver and 25 male lorry passengers aged between 25 and 48 — were sent to the hospital in a conscious state.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that 10 of them were conveyed to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), eight were conveyed to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH), and eight more to National University Hospital (NUH).
Additionally, a 69-year-old male tipper truck driver is assisting with police investigations, which are ongoing.
Migrant workers sit on road shoulder after AYE accident, 1 lies on road
In another video posted on a Facebook group for border crossers, several migrant workers sat on the left road shoulder of the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), next to an ambulance.
Source: Yiru Tan via 柔新关卡Both Checkpoint 分享站 on Facebook
A man also lay on the road next to a lorry, being attended to by paramedics, one of whom was setting up a stretcher to convey the injured person to the hospital.
Source: Yiru Tan via 柔新关卡Both Checkpoint 分享站 on Facebook
Further ahead, another lorry and a private bus had stopped along the road shoulder.
Source: Yiru Tan via 柔新关卡Both Checkpoint 分享站 on Facebook
At least two ambulances, three Fire & Rescue Response trucks and an Expressway Monitoring Advisory System (EMAS) Recovery vehicle were also at the scene.
Source: Yiru Tan via 柔新关卡Both Checkpoint 分享站 on Facebook
13 sent to hospital after AYE accident
In response to queries from MS News, SPF said it was alerted to the second accident at about 5.50am on Thursday (5 Nov).
It took place along the AYE in the direction of the city, before the Jalan Boon Lay exit.
13 people — a 42-year-old male lorry driver and 12 male lorry passengers aged between 24 and 51 — were sent to the hospital in a conscious state.
SCDF, which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that it conveyed eight of them to NTFGH and the other five to NUH.
Additionally, the 42-year-old lorry driver is assisting with police investigations, which are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from @singaporeincidents.sg on TikTok and Yiru Tan via 柔新关卡Both Checkpoint 分享站 on Facebook.
