{"id":27021,"date":"2026-01-09T09:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=27021"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:35:35","slug":"cabby-passenger-taken-to-hospital-after-pie-accident-causes-comfortdelgro-taxi-to-overturn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=27021","title":{"rendered":"Cabby, passenger taken to hospital after PIE accident causes ComfortDelGro taxi to overturn"},"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  <!-- -->A taxi driver and his passenger were taken to hospital after an accident that led to a ComfortDelGro taxi turning turtle on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on the morning of <!-- -->Jan 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the accident at abou<!-- -->t 7.15am that day<!-- -->. The collision, which involved a car and a taxi, occurred on the PI<!-- -->E towards<!-- --> Tuas, after the Jurong Town Hall exit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A 70-<!-- -->year-old<!-- --> taxi driver and a 31-year-old passenger were taken to<!-- --> Ng Teng<!-- --> Fong General Hospital. Both <!-- -->men<!-- --> were conscious at the time, the authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police said a 6<!-- -->8-year-old<!-- --> male car driver is assisting with investigations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Images and videos circulating on social media show a yellow ComfortDelGro taxi overturned on the rightmost lane of the expressway.<\/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, a ComfortDelGro spokesperson said the company was aware that one of its taxis had been involved in an accident, and that both the driver and passenger had been taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe are monitoring the situation closely and providing all assistance as needed,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ComfortDelGro said it is working with the relevant authorities in their investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-list-container\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-test-id\">\n<ul class=\"pl-22 list-disc article-list-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"article-list-item list-item\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-item-test-id\">\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Additional reporting by Alessia Mah<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base tiktok tiktok-embed\" title=\"tiktok embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed\/v2\/7592790276956015879?_r=1&amp;_t=ZS-92tY6BYfqLs\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; 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