Car crushed by over 1,600kg of cement bags

Car crushed by over 1,600kg of cement bags

SINGAPORE - A car parked near Block 717, Clementi West Street 2 was crushed after bags of cement fell on it.

Lianhe Wanbao reported that the incident took place around 10am on Tuesday (Feb 21).

An eye witness told the Chinese evening daily that there were at least 40 bags of cement, which would add up to 1,600kg.

A video sent to AsiaOne revealed that the fallen load was attached to the crane boom of a lorry. The bags had smashed the roof of the car.

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Fortunately, no one was in the vehicle when the incident happened.

The witness added that the owner of the car arrived at the scene around noon while the car was only towed away at 2pm.

debwong@sph.com.sg

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