Yesterday evening, a private bus collided with a tipper truck on the fifth lane of the Marina Coastal Expressway tunnel, in the direction of East Coast Parkway. A total of 28 people were injured, but no lives were lost.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force received a call at 6.17pm, and rushed down to free the bus driver from his vehicle using hydraulic rescue tools. The windscreen of the bus had shattered, and passengers were standing by the side of the expressway. As a result, two lanes were closed, causing a traffic build-up, and the wreckage was only cleared after 9pm.