A harrowing road traffic accident occurred on August 2, 2023, at approximately 3:20pm along the Seletar Expressway (SLE) towards Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE), before the Lentor Avenue exit. The incident involved a collision between a lorry and a truck, resulting in a driver being trapped within the mangled wreckage.
Upon receiving the distress call, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) swiftly responded to the scene. The front of the lorry had suffered significant damage, with its structure severely crushed inwards, pinning the driver’s lower limbs beneath the dashboard. The SCDF ambulance crew initiated medical procedures to stabilize the injured driver’s condition.
The complexity of the situation necessitated a meticulous rescue operation.Officers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART), an elite unit within the SCDF, were deployed to execute the rescue mission and extricate the trapped man from the wreckage.
To facilitate the rescue, SCDF rescuers strategically employed two hydraulic extendable ramps. By exerting controlled force on the dashboard, they managed to create enough space to carefully extract the driver from the entrapment.
One of the most challenging aspects of the rescue involved freeing the man’s lower limbs that were trapped under the wreckage. SCDF rescuers employed specialized cutting equipment to remove the clutch pedal that had ensnared the driver’s left foot.
Following the successful extraction, the injured driver was swiftly transported to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital for further medical attention.
SCDF’s statement
[Road Traffic Accident along SLE]
On 2 August 2023 at about 3:20pm, SCDF was alerted to a road traffic accident involving a lorry and a truck along the SLE towards BKE, before the Lentor Avenue exit.
Upon SCDF’s arrival, a man was found trapped in the driver’s seat of the lorry. As the front of the lorry was severely crushed inwards, the man’s lower limbs were pinned under the dashboard.
An SCDF ambulance crew rendered medical aid to stabilise the man’s injuries while rescuers, including officers from the elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART), conducted the rescue operation.
To rescue the man, SCDF rescuers used two hydraulic extendable ramps to exert force on the dashboard, pushing it away from him and creating sufficient space to free his lower limbs. Cutting equipment was also used by rescuers to carefully remove the clutch pedal that had trapped the man’s left foot.
The man was rescued and conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.