Car plunges into sinkhole on Tanjong Katong Road; one taken to hospital
The public have been advised to avoid the area.
In a Facebook post, national water agency PUB said the sinkhole had formed at about 5pm at the junction of Tanjong Katong Road and Mountbatten Road, and adjacent to a PUB worksite.
The road collapse affected two lanes of the road, and one vehicle had fallen into the sinkhole, PUB added.
The car's female driver was rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel, and was conscious when taken to Raffles Hospital.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it had responded to an incident in the area, and one person has been taken to Raffles Hospital. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
"The police, SCDF, and Land Transport Authority (LTA) are currently on site managing the situation," PUB said.
Both directions of the affected road have been closed to traffic, with motorists advised to avoid the area and use alternative routes.
"Two water mains were damaged in the incident," PUB said, adding that it is isolating the affected water mains.
The SCDF said in a separate Facebook post that it had responded to a road traffic accident in Tanjong Katong Road South at about 5.50pm, and that its resources were still at the scene.
In its Facebook post, the LTA said it was notified of the incident at about 6.05pm.
"The incident is under investigation and our contractors are on site to assist with the repair of the roads," the authority said.
Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC MP Goh Pei Ming and Mountbatten MP Gho Sze Kee also alerted their followers through Facebook posts on the evening of July 26, with Mr Goh saying that bus services 36 and 48 have been diverted because of the sinkhole.
Images and videos circulating on social media show a large hole on one side of the road. In some visuals, a dark-coloured car is seen partially submerged in gushing water in the hole.
A construction site is also seen nearby.
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