Five people, including a four-year-old child, were sent to the hospital last Saturday (11 April) morning after a taxi got into an accident in Ang Mo Kio.
Photos of the accident posted in Complaint Singapore on Facebook showed that the yellow ComfortDelGro cab had crashed into the road divider.
Source: Setya W via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
According to the images, the taxi had mounted the road divider during the accident, which occurred at a road junction with Yio Chu Kang Road.
The crash caused the taxi to be damaged, with its front bumper dislodged.
Source: Setya W via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
An ambulance was also at the scene.
Source: Setya W via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 12.20am on 11 April.
It took place at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 and Yio Chu Kang Road, and involved a taxi that was believed to have self-skidded.
Source: Google Maps
Five people were sent to the hospital in a conscious state — a 60-year-old male taxi driver and four passengers aged between four and 57 years old.
Thr Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that three of them were conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, while the other two were conveyed to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
Additionally, the taxi driver is assisting with police investigations, which are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from Google Maps.