Man taken to hospital after prime mover bursts into flames along West Coast Highway
The flyover at West Coast Highway is closed due to the accident.
PHOTO: Screengrab/Facebook/Singapore Road Accident
PUBLISHED ONApril 01, 2022 6:39 AMByChing Shi JieA prime mover along West Coast Highway flipped over and burst into flames on Friday (April 1) morning.
In a Facebook post shared on the same day, thick black smoke was seen billowing out of the massive vehicle.
Debris, either from the prime mover or from the damaged parapet wall, was also scattered on the road.
In another one of the videos posted on Facebook of the accident, an eyewitness could be heard saying in Malay: "Driver is ok but badly injured."
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When contacted by AsiaOne, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to a fire along Pasir Panjang Road at 11.50am. The fire was extinguished using a water jet.
SCDF added: "A person was conveyed to Singapore General Hospital. The cause of the fire is under investigation".