Car catches fire in PIE accident on CNY eve, five taken to hospital
A car caught fire in an early morning accident on Saturday involving six vehicles on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE).
A number of videos online show the aftermath of the accident with the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) at the scene. A yellow car not on fire looked like a Porsche Cayman.
In response to a Stomp query, SCDF said it was alerted to a vehicle fire and road traffic accident on the PIE towards Tuas after the Central Expressway (Seletar Expressway) exit on Jan 21 about 5.10am.
"SCDF extinguished the fire using a water jet. The cause of the fire is under investigation," said SCDF, adding that five people were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
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The police said they were alerted to an accident involving two cars, two taxis, a lorry and a motorcycle at 5.12am.
"Five persons, aged between 19 and 69, were (taken) conscious to the hospital," said police.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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