Banyan tree at Toa Payoh Central collapses on several cars
SINGAPORE — A banyan tree in Toa Payoh Central known by residents for its picturesque “hanging roots” collapsed this afternoon (Sept 12), falling on several cars parked nearby and damaging a small shrine built among its roots.
SINGAPORE — A banyan tree in Toa Payoh Central known by residents for its picturesque “hanging roots” collapsed this afternoon (Sept 12), falling on several cars parked nearby and damaging a small shrine built among its roots.
No injures were reported. Ms Lim Siew Lan, 58, who used to live in Toa Payoh, said she had gone to the shrine — known as the Tree Shrine — at around 1pm to pray. When she returned around the 3pm, the tree had already fallen and police officers were on the scene. “It’s such a pity because the tree has been around for so long,” she said.
The Tree Shrine is said to have been built around 1969, and draws many devotees on special occasions. As of this evening, workers were still cutting up the fallen tree and removing it in parts.
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