SINGAPORE: One person died after a car burst into flames following a crash along Nicoll Highway on Sunday (Mar 2).
According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), the victim was trapped inside the vehicle.
SCDF said it was alerted to the incident at about 2.10pm along Nicoll Highway towards Guillemard Road, just before the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) entrance.
“Seven persons from other vehicles involved in the accident were assessed by SCDF,” it said.
“Two were conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, while the rest declined medical transport.”
Firefighters extinguished the blaze using a water jet before discovering a person inside the burnt vehicle.
The individual, a male driver, was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic, said the police.
The accident involved five cars along Nicoll Highway towards Guillemard Road.
Two other men, aged 53 and 66, were conveyed conscious to the hospital, the police added.
Investigations are ongoing.
Videos purportedly of the accident circulating on social media showed a blue car careening on its side along a slip road. It crashes past multiple vehicles before landing on a road divider and bursting into flames.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) posted an alert on social media platform X at 2.20pm on Sunday about an accident on KPE (towards TPE) at the Nicoll Highway Entrance, adding that the entrance to the highway was closed.