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Tree Falls On Cars Near City Plaza, SCDF Assesses 1 Person For Minor Injuries

Tree Falls On Cars Near City Plaza, Leaving Motorists Stranded

The area near City Plaza was the scene of a fallen tree on Sunday (10 Sep), and the fall affected several motorists and vehicles along Tanjong Katong Road.

Footage of the incident shows members of the public rushing to help those in the area.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed that they attended to the scene and assessed one person for minor injuries.

Tree falls on cars near City Plaza on 10 Sep

According to multiple videos on social media, the incident occurred on 10 Sep near City Plaza.

A large tree fell on a few vehicles along the street, momentarily trapping motorists.

In one video on TikTok, several tree branches can be seen lying on top of the cars.

Source: TikTok

Members of the public in the vicinity also helped in attempting to clear the tree branches from the roof of the vehicles and the adjacent pavement.

Source: TikTok

A later part of the footage showed that a large tree branch had fallen on a truck, its branches surrounding it from all sides.

Source: TikTok

A massive crowd of onlookers watched on, many recording the scene on their phones.

Source: TikTok

Another video on TikTok revealed the extent of wreckage at the site.

 

Source: TikTok

Those closer to the scene were making their way out to safety, while others remained by the vehicles.

Source: TikTok

SCDF assessed 1 person for minor injuries

Speaking to MS News, SCDF confirmed that the incident occurred along Tanjong Katong Road on 10 Sep.

At about 12.55pm, they received a call for assistance from the area.

Upon reaching the scene, SCDF assessed an individual for minor injuries. However, the person declined transport to the hospital.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) addressed the situation as well via a traffic update on X at 1.18pm.

Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X

They stated that an accident had occurred on Tanjong Katong Slip Road near Geylang Road and Tanjong Katong Road Junction, affecting traffic.

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Featured image adapted from TikTok and TikTok.

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