An accident in Jurong caused a lorry to flip on its side and several gas cylinders to roll out of the vehicle.
These cylinders then leaked carbon dioxide.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
Images of the Jurong lorry accident were posted in a video on the SG Road Vigilante – SGRV Facebook page on Saturday (29 June) morning.
It showed a number of red cylinders lying on the road. White gas was spraying out of them.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
The cylinders appeared to have come from a white Isuzu lorry lying on its side. A road sign in the photo indicated that this happened along Jurong Town Hall Road.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
In another photo, police officers and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel were seen at the scene, standing amid the leaking cylinders.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
In response to queries from MS News, SCDF said it was alerted to the road traffic accident at about 9.45am on 29 June.
It occurred near the junction of Pandan Gardens and Jurong Town Hall Road.
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that the lorry is believed to have skidded at the junction of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and Jurong Town Hall Road.
When SCDF arrived, it found several compressed gas cylinders leaking. They were carrying carbon dioxide.
As a precautionary measure, a water jet was used to disperse the gas.
No injuries were reported from the accident, SCDF said.
The lorry driver, a 30-year-old man, is assisting police investigations, which are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook.
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