Rioting mob attacked SCDF rescuers
SINGAPORE - Rescuers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force were trying to extricate a body from under a bus as projectiles were being thrown at them, the SCDF said today (Dec 9) on the riot that occurred at Little India.
SINGAPORE - Rescuers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force were trying to extricate a body from under a bus as projectiles were being thrown at them, the SCDF said today (Dec 9) on the riot that occurred at Little India.
The SCDF said they were received an alert to a road traffic accident at the junction of Race Course Road and Tekka Lane at 9.25pm.
“Upon arrival, there was a man trapped under a bus. An SCDF paramedic pronounced him dead on arrival,” said the SCDF.
A total of nine SCDF vehicles were damaged, while five vehicles were burnt - one SCDF ambulance, three police vehicles and one motorbike.
The SCDF had also conveyed 18 casualties, including four SCDF personnel, to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
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