SINGAPORE: A male driver died after his 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, the driver, was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic, said the police.
