{"id":12731,"date":"2025-11-19T05:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=12731"},"modified":"2025-11-19T05:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:02:37","slug":"lorry-skids-down-steep-slope-in-the-orchard-road-area-police-investigating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=12731","title":{"rendered":"Lorry skids down steep slope in the Orchard Road area; police investigating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 The police are investigating an accident involving a lorry which had skidded on <!-- -->Nutmeg Road in the Orchard Road area<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police said they were alerted to the accident, which left a lorry at the bottom of a slope near the <!-- -->junction of Jalan Jintan and Nutmeg Road<!-- -->, at<!-- --> 4.35pm on Nov 17<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<p>That junction faces the rear of Scotts Square.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police added that the <!-- -->44-year-old lorry driver<!-- --> had minor injuries, but declined to be taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a video circulating on TikTok, a tow truck can be seen attempting to pull the lorry up the steep slope and back onto the road. People can be seen watching the scene unfold from the second storey of a nearby building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The words \u201cST Healthcare\u201d can be seen on the side of the lorry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ST Healthcare is a subsidiary of ST Logistics, a local company that provides supply chain solutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries from The Straits Times, <!-- -->ST Logistics<!-- --> confirmed that the lorry belonged to ST Healthcare and has been recovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">It said: \u201cOur team is currently reviewing the incident to establish the facts, including the cause and sequence of events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The company added that safety remains a priority and that it will reinforce the necessary preventive measures once the facts are verified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Accidents - traffic\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Accidents &#8211; traffic<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Traffic\/Road rules\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Traffic\/Road rules<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Police\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Police<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/lorry-skids-down-steep-slope-in-the-orchard-road-area-police-investigating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 The police are investigating an accident involving a lorry which had skidded on Nutmeg Road in the Orchard Road area. 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