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Trans-Cab taxi catches fire at Marymount Road, second case in a month

SINGAPORE — A Trans-Cab taxi caught fire along Marymount Road near the junction of Sin Ming Avenue after it was involved in an accident on Monday afternoon (May 22).

The Trans-cab taxi which caught fire on Monday afternoon along Marymount Road. Photo: Faris Mokhtar/TODAY

The Trans-cab taxi which caught fire on Monday afternoon along Marymount Road. Photo: Faris Mokhtar/TODAY

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SINGAPORE — A Trans-Cab taxi caught fire along Marymount Road near the junction of Sin Ming Avenue after it was involved in an accident on Monday afternoon (May 22).

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) first tweeted about the accident at 1.09pm. It advised motorists to avoid the right lane.

When TODAY arrived at the scene at around 2.30pm, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers had put out the fire. The taxi driver, a man in his 50s, suffered burn injuries and was sent to the Singapore General Hospital, SCDF said.

The taxi was a Toyota Wish - the same model that caught fire and exploded near Buona Vista MRT on April 30. 

In the April 30 incident, the Trans-Cab taxi exploded after it initially caught fire in an accident. Four men, including a SCDF officer, suffered minor burns and were taken to the National University Hospital (NUH)

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