17 taken to hospital after accident between lorry and police van at Jurong Port Road

Seventeen men were taken to hospital after an accident involving a police van and a lorry at the junction of Jalan Buroh and Jurong Port Road on Friday night (May 7).

The injured men included five police officers, a male lorry driver and eleven lorry passengers.

A Stomper alerted Stomp to a video posted on Facebook showing the accident scene where several paramedics are seen attending to the injured.

In response to a Stomp query the police said they were alerted to the accident at 9.02pm.

The seventeen men were conscious when taken to hospital, a police spokesman said.

"The 17 men, aged 20 to 44, all sustained minor injuries."

Police investigations are ongoing.