A 38-year-old male driver died in the early hours of Friday (7 Aug) morning after being trapped in his car following an accident in Hougang.
A photo of the aftermath posted by SG Road Vigilante on Facebook showed the black car lying on its side on the road divider.
Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook
An eyewitness named only as Mr Long (transliterated from Mandarin) told Shin Min Daily News that he was passing by when he saw the car flipped on its side.
Its driver was lying inside, unconscious.
The 29-year-old believed that the car had hit a traffic light before crashing into the road divider.
Another eyewitness, 60-year-old renovation contractor Madam Lin (transliterated from Mandarin), said she had heard a loud noise and a crowd gathering around the wrecked car.
She noted that the car was likely travelling at high speed as car parts were scattered over about 100m and the railings had been uprooted.
She then saw the driver in the car, bleeding from his head.
People knocked on the window, but he did not respond to their calls.
Thus, they waited for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to arrive.
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When SCDF arrived, more than 10 personnel worked to extricate the driver by sawing off the roof, Mr Long said.
After he was freed, he was placed on a stretcher and paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to a video he provided.
The car was towed away at about 8am.
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 4.20am on 7 Aug.
It took place along Hougang Avenue 6 in the direction of Hougang Avenue 10, and involved a car that was believed to have self-skidded.
SCDF, which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that they found a person trapped in the car.
He was freed using hydraulic rescue equipment.
The 38-year-old male driver was conveyed to Sengkang General Hospital in an unconscious state, where he subsequently passed away.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook.