SINGAPORE — A 62-year-old male taxi driver was taken conscious to the hospital after his vehicle appeared to have crashed through a railing and landed in front of North Bridge Road Market and Food Centre.

Responding to TODAY’s queries, the police said that they were alerted at 11.42am on Friday (Aug 4) to an accident involving a taxi and a car along North Bridge Road.

The accident occurred at Block 861 North Bridge Road, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said. This is the address of the food centre.

SCDF said that the driver was taken to Raffles Hospital, while another person — who was assessed for minor injuries — declined to be taken to hospital.

In response to TODAY's queries, Mrs Grace Wu, a spokesman for transport operator ComfortDelGro, which owns the taxi, said that the driver was going straight on the second lane along North Bridge Road “when a vehicle in the third lane suddenly came into the path of our taxi, resulting in a collision”.  

“The impact caused the taxi to mount the kerb before coming to a stop on the grass verge,” she added.

A taxi passenger declined medical attention while the cabby is still under observation at the hospital, she said.

“We are in touch with both of them to express concern and will be rendering assistance to them as best we can.”

In a video clip posted by TikTok user “Soonho1968”, a stationary yellow taxi is seen stuck between railings on a grass patch next to a food centre, with one side of the railings appearing to be damaged and cordoned off.

A traffic police officer is also seen at the site.

Another TikTok clip by “user9781661752607” shows several people looking on from the hawker centre.

Police investigations are ongoing.