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12 injured after collision between lorry and bus on PIE

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 The Straits Time s, 25 Feb 2021 Accident between a lorry carrying workers and a bus on the PIE on Feb 25, 2021. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID Ng Keng Gene  and  Timothy David SINGAPORE - An accident involving a lorry and a bus on the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) on Thursday morning (Feb 25) left 12 people injured and caused a major jam during the morning peak hou A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesman told The Straits Times they received a call for assistance about the accident along the PIE towards Tuas at the Jalan Bahar exit at about 8am. A police spokesman said the 75-year-old male lorry driver and his 11 passengers, aged between 22 and 39, were conscious when taken to the hospital. Police investigations are ongoing. The Land Transport Authority had warned motorists in a tweet about road congestion up to the Kranji Expressway. At the hospital, a worker who was in the lorry told ST he and his colleagues tumbled over one another after the collision. He said they sustained minor c