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ST, Published on Sep 13, 2013 In yesterday's accident, a bus (above) ferrying 60 passengers from Johor Baru was said to have skidded and hit a lorry carrying 16 foreign workers, which in turn crashed into another bus. The accident occurred on the AYE, near Jurong Town Hall Road. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI    SEVENTEEN people were injured yesterday morning after a lorry was involved in collisions with two private buses on the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE). It is understood that one of the buses skidded, then rammed into the side of the lorry before the Jurong Town Hall Road exit at around 8am. The impact caused the lorry to swerve and hit the back of the other bus, which was not carrying any passengers. Two of the four lanes had to be closed to traffic, causing a jam. The first bus was ferrying about 60 passengers from Johor Baru to Jurong East, while the lorry was taking 16 f...

Report: Most fatalities in construction sector; big drop in occupational diseases ST,  Published on Sep 06, 2013 By Janice Heng THERE were slight falls in the number of workplace deaths and injuries in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year, new figures reveal. There were 25 workplace deaths from January to June, down from 26 in that period last year, according to a report released yesterday by the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Institute. The high-risk construction sector continued to account for the most deaths. Eleven workers there lost their lives, up from nine in the first half of last year. Most workplace deaths were due to falls or victims being hit by moving vehicles or machinery. The number of minor injuries at work fell to 5,029 from 5,160 previously. But there were 257 major injuries, two more than in the first half of last year. The construction sector remained the main contributor, though it saw fewer major injur...