SINGAPORE - Three pedestrians died after a lorry is believed to have crashed into them near Yio Chu Kang MRT station on Monday morning (April 23).
The 25-year-old male lorry driver, who suffered injuries in the accident, has been arrested for causing death by a negligent act. The Straits Times understands he is Singaporean.
The police said they were alerted to a traffic accident involving a lorry, an SBS Transit bus and three pedestrians in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 at about 9.30am.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that officers extricated two pedestrians from under the lorry using rescue lifting airbags.
All three pedestrians were pronounced dead by SCDF paramedics at the scene.
According to the police, the lorry driver was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in a conscious state. SCDF said that the hospital was alerted to be on standby to receive him, which is typically for more serious cases.
When ST arrived at about 11am, a large area near the traffic junction was cordoned off.
A traffic light was toppled in the accident and part of it was wedged under the lorry.
Nearby, three blue tents could be seen, with a lorry and SBS Transit bus some distance away.
The windscreen of the bus was badly cracked on the right side, while the drain railings on the pavement were also crushed in the accident.
SBS Transit senior vice-president of corporate communications Tammy Tan said the SBS bus was waiting at the traffic light when the lorry hit the three pedestrians before crashing into the bus.
None of the bus passengers were hurt, Ms Tan added. "Our hearts go out to the families of the pedestrians."
A traffic light was toppled in the accident. ST PHOTO: ALVIN HO
The SBS Transit bus some distance away from the scene of the accident. ST PHOTO: ALVIN HO
Eyewitness Leow Jun An, 19, told ST the lorry narrowly missed him before it hit a man near the traffic light.
"I was stunned. I heard many loud crashes," said Mr Leow, who is waiting to enlist for national service.
The Land Transport Authority tweeted at about 10am that there was an accident in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6, after Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9.
Motorists were told to avoid the left lane on the road leading to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8.
SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old lorry driver was arrested after three pedestrians were killed in an accident near Yio Chu Kang MRT station on Monday (Apr 23) morning.
The accident took place at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 towards Marymount Road at around 9.30am.
Two of the pedestrians had to be extricated from underneath the lorry using a rescue lifting airbag, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). All three victims - an 87-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman who are related, as well as a 63-year-old man - were pronounced dead at the scene.
An SBS Transit bus had stopped at a traffic junction when the lorry "came hurtling", the transport company said.
"Our bus was stationary at a traffic junction when a lorry came hurtling and hit three pedestrians and our bus," said senior vice-president of corporate communications Tammy Tan.
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"None of our passengers were injured. Our hearts go out to the family of the pedestrians."
Three pedestrians were killed in an accident at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 near Yio Chu Kang MRT station on Monday (Apr 23) morning. (Photo: Howard Law)
The driver of the lorry was taken conscious to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital "in a serious condition", said SCDF.
Police said the driver has been arrested for causing death by a negligent act. Investigations are ongoing, they added.
Three pedestrians were killed in an accident at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 near Yio Chu Kang MRT station on Monday (Apr 23) morning. (Photo: Howard Law)
A decal on the lorry showed it belonged to a company called Chang Fu located at Northstar @ AMK. When Channel NewsAsia contacted the company, a man named Xu Hsu Jing said his son had been driving the lorry when the accident occurred.
"My son said his vision went blurry and that he couldn't see anything before the accident happened," Mr Xu said in Mandarin.
When Channel NewsAsia spoke to Mr Xu at about noon on Monday, he said he was not sure about the extent of his son's injuries and that he had not seen his son yet. He said however, that both of them had been in contact with police.
Three pedestrians were killed after a lorry crashed into them near Yio Chu Kang MRT Station on Monday (Apr 23).
The 25-year-old lorry driver has been arrested for causing death by negligent act.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it responded to an accident involving a lorry, bus and three pedestrians near Yio Chu Kang MRT Station at 9.38am.
SCDF extricated two pedestrians from underneath the lorry using a rescue lifting airbag.
All three pedestrians were declared dead at the scene.
Lorry driver arrested after 3 pedestrians killed in accident near Yio Chu Kang MRT station Open gallery
The driver of the lorry was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in a serious condition, an SCDF spokesman said.
The police said that they were alerted to a traffic accident along Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 towards Marymount Road involving a lorry, an SBS Transit bus and three pedestrians at 9.36am.
"The 25-year-old male lorry driver was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in a conscious state," said a spokesman.
"The police have arrested the lorry driver for causing death by negligent act."
Police investigations are ongoing.
SBS Transit senior vice-president of corporate communications Tammy Tan told The Straits Times the SBS bus was waiting at the traffic light when the lorry hit the three pedestrians before crashing into the bus.
None of the bus passengers were hurt, Ms Tan added. "Our hearts go out to the family of the pedestrians."
When Stomp arrived at the scene, one of the bodies was being carried into a police van.
Stomp contributors Mike and Alvin also shared photos taken at the scene of the accident with Stomp.
In one of the photos, a traffic light pole is on the road along with a mangled railing.
Photo: Stomp
A black shoe and orange shoe are seen near the pole.
The front of the lorry appears to be damaged and the front windscreen of a double-decker SBS Transit bus behind it is shattered.
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