Motorists on Lentor Avenue yesterday evening might have caught sight of a truck flipped on its side by the side of the road.
The accident resulted in its driver being sent to hospital, according to the police.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
Footage of the Lentor Avenue accident was posted on Facebook by SG Road Vigilante on Sunday (21 July).
The clip, with a timestamp of 5.36pm on Saturday (20 July), was ostensibly taken by a vehicle just behind.
It showed the truck flipping on its left side in a cloud of dust on far left lane of Lentor Avenue.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
Another photo taken in the aftermath of the accident showed that a large amount of gravel had spilt onto the road from the truck.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
Traffic cones had also been set up to cordon off the left-most lane.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
A video taken at night showed at least one police car and two police motorcycles at the scene, along with several officers. There was also a recovery vehicle.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
Farther up, the truck was seen upright and being towed away.
The Land Transport Authority’s traffic news account on X posted about the accident at 6.41pm, saying it took place in the direction towards Yishun after the Seletar Expressway.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 5.40pm on Saturday.
It involved a tipper truck that was travelling along Lentor Avenue towards Yishun.
The vehicle is believed to have “self-skidded”, SPF added.
As a result of the accident, a 35-year-old male driver was sent to the hospital while conscious.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at 5.45pm, told MS News that he was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook.
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