Driver taken to hospital after pick-up truck skids and crashes into lamp post at Bras Basah

Submitted by Stomper Jag, Lee

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A 36-year-old man was taken to hospital after the pickup truck he was driving skidded and crashed into a lamp post at the junction of Bras Basah Road and Prinsep Street on Wednesday morning (Oct 11).

Stomper Jag alerted Stomp to the incident and shared a video he took as he was passing by of the truck lying on its side.

Stomper Lee alerted Stomp to a video posted on ROADS.sg's Facebook page of the moment the pick-up truck struck the lamp post and flipped onto its side, narrowly missing a pedestrian.

Accident

Accident that happened yesterday morning, 11 Oct, at 07:40 a.m., involving a 36-year-old man. He was taken to the hospital after the truck he was driving skidded and overturned on its side at Bras Basah on Wednesday morning.

Posted by ROADS.sg on Wednesday, October 11, 2023

In response to a Stomp query, the police said they were alerted to the accident at about 7.41am.

The pick-up truck is believed to have self-skidded, a police spokesperson said.

A 36-year-old male truck driver was taken conscious to the hospital.

Police investigations are ongoing.