http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cement-tanker-overturns/1418036.html
A Malaysian-registered cement tanker overturned at the Clementi Avenue 6 exit along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) towards Tuas on Wednesday (Oct 15) evening, causing traffic to be backed up to Buona Vista.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the accident at 7.06pm. The truck driver, a male in his 40s, was trapped in his seat and extricated by SCDF using hydraulic rescue tools. He was later conveyed conscious to hospital.
The SCDF said it dispatched a fire engine, a Red Rhino, two fire bikes, a Specialised Rescue Tender, an ambulance and two support vehicles to the scene.
A member of the public tweeted a picture Wednesday night at 7.42pm, while SCDF were extricating the trapped driver.
There was minor oil spillage on the road caused by the accident, but the spillage has since been cleaned up, it added.
Separately, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) tweeted at 7.21pm that the Clementi Avenue 6 exit along AYE towards Tuas has been closed and there was congestion till the Buona Vista exit.
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