Van passenger, 9, and lorry driver, 46, injured in Choa Chu Kang accident

Melanis Tai
​The New Paper
Tuesday, Nov 16, 2017

A boy, 9, was injured yesterday in an accident involving a lorry and a van at the junction of Choa Chu Kang North 5 and Choa Chu Kang Way.

The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the accident at about 6.40am.

The SCDF sent a fire engine, a Red Rhino, three ambulances and one support vehicle.

The boy, who was a passenger on the van, was conscious when taken to the National University Hospital. The New Paper understands that he fractured his left arm.

Another person declined to be taken to hospital, while the lorry driver, 46, was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.

Police are investigating.