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09 December 2013
Road Traffic Accident at Junction of Race Course Road and Tekka Lane

SCDF was alerted at 9:25pm to a road traffic accident at the above location. Upon arrival, there was a man trapped under a bus. An SCDF paramedic pronounced him dead on arrival. SCDF rescuers extricated the body using hydraulic rescue equipment.

Projectiles were thrown at the SCDF rescuers while they were extricating the body. A total of 9 SCDF vehicles were damaged in the incident.

5 vehicles were burnt - 1 SCDF ambulance, 3 police vehicles, 1 motorbike.

At the time of this report, SCDF had conveyed 18 casualties including 4 SCDF personnel to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

Resources Deployed :6 ambulances, 1 Red Rhino, 1 Fire Engine, 4 support vehicles.