SINGAPORE – A garbage truck driver and two others were taken to hospital on the morning of March 24 after the truck skidded and hit a tree in Hougang.
The accident, which involved a truck from waste management company Cora Environment, happened near the junction of Hougang Avenue 3 and Hougang Street 12.
Traffic along Hougang Avenue 3 had to be diverted after the road was closed off for almost four hours.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the police said they were alerted at about 5.50am.
The 33-year-old driver was found trapped in his seat in the cabin of the truck.
Firefighters from the Paya Lebar Fire Station and Changi Fire Station, and rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) had to rescue him, SCDF said.
