3 truck drivers injured after chain collision on ECP, including one rescued with hydraulic tools
SCDF and the police were alerted to the accident involving three tipper trucks and a tanker truck on the ECP towards the PIE at about 2.30pm on Aug 15.
SINGAPORE - Two people were taken to hospital following a crash involving three tipper trucks and a tanker truck on the ECP towards Chang i on the afternoon of Aug 15 .
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the police said they were alerted to the accident on the ECP towards Changi before the exit to the PIE at about 2.30pm on Aug 15 .
The accident involved three tipper trucks and a tanker truck , said the police.
A person was found trapped in the driver's seat of a truck, and was freed using hydraulic rescue equipment, said SCDF.
Two male tipper truck drivers, one aged 48 and the other aged 46 , were taken conscious to Changi General Hospital , the authorities said.
Another person declined to be taken to hospital after SCDF assessed the person for minor injuries, said SCDF.
The aftermath of the accident can be seen in a video posted on Singapore Roads Accident.com's Facebook page on Aug 15 .
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Footage showed that the accident happened on the extreme left lane of the expressway, on the lane leading to the exit to the PIE.
The video shows four tipper trucks and a tanker truck at a standstill. The tipper truck at the end does not appear to be involved in the accident, with a gap between the trucks involved in the chain collision.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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