Woman taken to hospital after car falls into sinkhole on Tanjong Katong Road

She is pulled out with the help of workers nearby; public urged to avoid the area

- Gabrielle Andres Correspondent and Lee Li Ying Correspondent

A woman was taken to hospital after her car fell into a sinkhole that formed on Tanjong Katong Road, near the One Amber condominium, on July 26.

Members of the public have been advised to avoid the area.

In a Facebook post, national water agency PUB said the sinkhole had formed at about 5pm at the junction of Tanjong Katong Road and Mountbatten Road, and adjacent to a PUB worksite.

The road collapse affected two lanes of the road, and one vehicle had fallen into the sinkhole, PUB added.

Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC MP Goh Pei Ming said that the woman was pulled out of the sinkhole with the help of workers nearby.

She was taken conscious to Raffles Hospital, with a PUB officer assisting her and her family, added Mr Goh, during a media interview together with Mountbatten MP Gho Sze Kee near the sinkhole.

Both directions of the affected road have been closed to traffic, with motorists advised to avoid the area and use alternative routes.

"Two water mains were damaged in the incident," PUB said, adding that it was isolating the affected water mains.

In a Facebook post, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu acknowledged that the public, especially nearby residents and workers, may be concerned about the structural integrity of the buildings and roads after the incident.

She added that she has asked PUB to work with agencies including the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and Land Transport Authority (LTA) to "investigate the cause of the sinkhole thoroughly, and implement rectification quickly".