Mazda car crashes into Bukit Batok canal, 62-year-old woman taken to Ng Teng Fong Hospital
Car accident at Bukit Batok West Avenue 2 draws passers-by despite rain, with car eventually hauled to ground level by crane
Ronald Goh
Updated Thu, 7 March 2024 at 11:34 am SGT1-min read
Screen grab of skidded car from video (left) and photo of car in Bukit Batok canal (Photos: Facebook/Singapore Road Accident)
SINGAPORE — A 62-year-old woman was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on Wednesday (6 March) after the car she was driving skidded into a Bukit Batok canal. She was conveyed to the hospital conscious.
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force were alerted to the accident in Bukit Batok West Avenue 2 towards Bukit Batok West Central at around 3.25pm, reported The Straits Times.
As seen on a video posted on Facebook page, Singapore Road Accident, the black Mazda car can be seen partially submerged in water in the canal. It was then hauled to ground level with a crane. Passers-by were seen watching on, and some had umbrellas as it was raining.