SCDF rescues driver trapped in lorry after accident at Pioneer Road North
SINGAPORE: A 56-year-old man was found trapped in the driver's seat of a lorry after a multi-vehicle accident at Pioneer Road North on Friday morning (Mar 25).
The police said they were alerted to an accident involving two lorries and a car at the junction of Pioneer Road and Jurong West Avenue 5 at about 8.35am.
Photos of the accident showed a large lorry that had tipped over a road divider, spilling its contents onto three lanes on the other side of the road.
Paramedics and officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were seen in videos rescuing a person from the front of the vehicle.
"A person was found trapped in the driver's seat," said SCDF in response to CNA's queries, adding that hydraulic rescue equipment was used in the operation.
The man was taken to National University Hospital. The police said he was conscious at the time, adding that investigations are ongoing.
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