6-year-old girl injured in accident in Tampines involving 2 taxis and minibus

The accident involved two taxis and a minibus. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
The accident involved two taxis and a minibus. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

SINGAPORE - A six-year-old girl was taken to hospital on Friday (July 3) after she was injured in an accident at the junction of Tampines Road and Defu Avenue 1.

The morning accident involved two taxis and a minibus. Photos posted online show the minivan lying on its side in the middle of the road.

Both the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the accident at about 8.30am.

The police said the girl was a passenger on the minibus.

She was conscious when she was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital in an SCDF ambulance.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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