2 killed in PIE accident
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Jun 22, 2010 - Straits Times
2 killed in PIE accident
By Ted Chen and Bryan Toh
TWO workers died on the spot and 15 others were injured when a pick-up truck carrying them skidded and overturned on Thomson Road slip road towards PIE, in the direction of Changi Airport on Tuesday morning.
The accident occurred at about 7.30 am.
The injured workers, believed to be Chinese nationals, were sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Five ambulances, a fire engine and a Rhino were rushed to the scene by the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
The accident caused a massive rush-hour traffice jam on the PIE till after 9 am as the slip road was closed.
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Jun 22, 2010 - Straits Times
Lorry was overcrowded
By Ted Chen and Bryan Toh
THREE workers died on Tuesday morning when a lorry carrying excess passengers skidded and overturned on the slip road from PIE towards Thomson Road.
Two died on the spot while another died later at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), where 14 others were sent for treatment of injuries. All 17 are Chinese nationals and work for CREC Construction Pte Ltd.
The lorry skidded and slammed into the metal railings of the divider separating the slip road to Thomson Road and the PIE.
When ambulances arrived at 8.10am, two men were found in a drain along the divider, one of whom was already dead. Most of the vehicle damage was on its left side, with the passenger door smashed in, and windshield and left cargo side railing knocked off. Injured workers said those with more serious injuries had sat towards the left of the vehicle.
Traffic police closed off a lane on the slip road and the left-most lane of PIE, causing a rush-hour traffice jam till the lorry was lifted by two tow trucks at 10.45am.
Eight of the injured who suffered abrasions and simple arm fractures, including the driver, had been discharged from TTSH. Six others were warded, some for trauma and others for minor abrasions, but all are in stable condition.