11 people were taken to hospital after an accident involving nine motorcycles and a car along the Ayer Rajah Expressway towards the Marina Coastal Expressway on Tuesday (May 19) morning.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident at about 6.30am.Two people were taken by SCDF to the National University Hospital and another nine to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.According to the police, those injured comprised nine male motorcyclists aged between 26 and 61, a 21-year-old man, and a 32-year-old female pillion rider.All 11 were conscious when taken to hospital.Police investigations are ongoing.[[nid:735687]]eriko.lim@asiaone.com

A police report has been made after an image of a woman allegedly placing a baby on an HDB ledge was posted online, sparking concerns over the child's safety.In a Facebook post shared on Tuesday (May 19), the woman, who was believed by some to be a domestic helper, was seen holding the baby with one of the child's legs dangling dangerously outside the ledge. The incident is believed to have occurred at Block 468C Admiralty Drive.According to the poster, the image was originally shared by a helper in a separate domestic helpers' group, purportedly to warn others about the dangers of such behaviour. The poster added that they shared the image publicly in the hope that someone who knows the helper could alert her to the risks involved.Investigations ongoingResponding to queries from AsiaOne, the police confirmed that a report has been lodged and investigations are ongoing.Under the comments section, several netizens criticised the woman's actions and expressed concern over the child's safety.

A couple in their sixties was trapped after a fire broke out at a HDB flat in Hougang on May 19 morning. In response to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted at about 1.30am to a fire at Block 238 Hougang Avenue 1. The fire involved contents of a bedroom in a 12th-floor unit and was extinguished using a water jet, said SCDF. Four people from the affected block were evacuated before SCDF arrived and two people were taken to Singapore General Hospital.The cause of the fire is under investigation. Elderly couple lived in unit for over 40 yearsSitu Xinri (transliteration), a 75-year-old resident who lives on the fourth floor, told Shin Min Daily News the couple have been living in that unit for more than 40 years.They were originally a family of four but their daughter moved out after getting married and their son was not at home when the incident occurred. Lin (transliteration), a 59-year-old taxi driver, told the Chinese daily that he was returning home from work when he saw smoke emitting from the opposite block. 

While a 21-year-old woman was successfully rescued from the car, officials say a 24-year-old woman is presumed to have drowned after the car went into the river along Schubert Drive on Sunday.

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