ICA to conduct safety review after Woodlands Checkpoint accident
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The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Saturday (May 24) that it will be conducting a review of safety measures following an accident at Woodlands Checkpoint earlier in the morning. The accident occurred at about 5.28am when a departing SinICA to conduct safety review after Woodlands Checkpoint accident
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Saturday (May 24) that it will be conducting a review of safety measures following an accident at Woodlands Checkpoint earlier in the morning. The accident occurred at about 5.28am when a departing Singapore-registered car collided with an arriving Malaysia-registered bus along the Causeway. ICA said that preliminary investigations found that the contraflow operation was activated before barriers were put in place, which was not in accordance with safety procedures. «This accident should not have happened. ICA is treating it very seriously, and we are assisting the traffic police who are investigating the accident,» it added. After the accident, ICA officers immediately rendered help and managed the traffic situation and alerted the Singapore Civil Defence Force and police. The police told AsiaOne that the car driver, a 48-year-old man, and his three passengers aged between 14 and 78 were taken to hospital. Investigations are ongoing. ICA said that there were no reported injuries among the bus passengers, while the bus driver declined medical assistance. Read more