A tow truck driver died on Aug 3 after he was pinned between a bus and a pillar at a private transport interchange in Kranji.In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Ministry of Manpower said the worker, a Chinese national aged 43, was guiding the bus into position next to a pillar at the interchange located at 60 Jalan Lam Huat, the address for mega auto facility Carros Centre.
The ministry is investigating the accident, and said it has instructed Singapore Towing Equipments to stop all towing of vehicles from non-public roads and buildings. When contacted, a manager at Singapore Towing Equipments, who declined to be named, said the worker who died was an experienced tow truck driver who joined the company in February.
The bus driver involved in the accident has also been suspended, and is assisting the authorities with investigations.With this latest accident, the number of work-related deaths recorded this year has exceeded the 30 workplace deaths reported in the whole of 2020.
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