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Another sheltered linkway at Bukit Batok damaged by crane

SINGAPORE — A sheltered pedestrian linkway at Bukit Batok Street 52 was damaged by a crane on Wednesday (July 20).

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SINGAPORE — A sheltered pedestrian linkway at Bukit Batok Street 52 was damaged by a crane on Wednesday (July 20).

The incident occurred at around 2.50pm between blocks 504 and 506. According to the Chua Chu Kang Town Council (CCKTC), a haulage truck had failed to retract its attached crane while passing underneath the linkway. The crane then crashed into the covered linkway, causing it to lean sideways, while some tiles were also detached and fell onto the road. The truck driver, who TODAY understands to be a 46-year-old Chinese national, has been arrested and police investigations are ongoing.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at 2.57pm. There were no injuries at the scene and SCDF assistance was not required.

A CCKTC spokesperson said that the town council will be dismantling the entire linkway and reconstruct it at a later date. "We will also perform checks on the adjacent buildings to ensure that their structural integrity were not affected by the incident," the spokesperson said.

"We thank the affected residents for their patience, and will keep them informed of reconstruction works to the affected linkway," the spokesperson added.

Last month, a sheltered linkway in Bukit Batok was damaged after a truck driver forgot to lower the attached crane arm before driving through the walkway. The incident caused the linkway to collapse between Block 116 and 118 Bukit Batok West Avenue 6.

The lorry driver in the June incident was arrested under the Road Traffic Act, for the damage caused by his heavy vehicle on Government property and not adhering to the height limit. Nobody was injured in that accident.

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