The driver of a tipper truck was sent to hospital after his vehicle flipped on its side along Marymount Road.
A photo posted on Saturday (31 Aug) in a Telegram channel showed the truck lying on its left side in front of Marymount Community Club, near the junction with Sin Ming Avenue and Bishan Street 22.
Source: SG Road Chat on Telegram
The contents of its cargo box had spilt out onto the road.
Several construction workers were also milling about around the scene. The area is undergoing major road works due to the North-South Highway construction.
Another photo posted on Telegram showed a queue of vehicles along Marymount Road.
Source: SG Road Chat on Telegram
The user who shared the photo said that traffic had come to a standstill on Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 in the direction towards Marymount Road.
Another netizen, posting in the SGRoad Blocks/Traffic News Telegram channel, said a portion of Marymount Road between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Sin Ming Avenue in the south-bound direction had been closed due to the accident.
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they were alerted to the accident at about 10.50am on Saturday (31 Aug).
It involved a tipper truck along Marymount Road in the direction towards Thomson Road.
The vehicle was believed to have self-skidded, added SPF.
As a result of the accident, a 50-year-old man who was the driver of the truck was conveyed to hospital in a conscious state.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), who was alerted at the same time, told MS News that he was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
The tipper truck was flipped back to its rightful position at about 1.15pm, The Straits Times (ST) reported.
It was then towed away at about 1.50pm.
Marymount Road was fully reopened at about 2.30pm.
The logo of Unity Construction was spotted on the truck, according to ST.
Also read: Tipper truck flips on its side along Lentor Ave, driver sent to hospital
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Featured image adapted from SG Road Chat on Telegram.
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