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Imagine if sinkhole happens under the HDB block
Updated Sat, 26 July 2025 at 9:21 am GMT-7·5-min read
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https://sg.yahoo.com/news/woman-taken-hospital-car-falls-115154480.html
Photos circulating on social media show a sinkhole on one side of the road.
SINGAPORE – 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”.
Water being pumped out of the sinkhole on July 26.
In a statement at about 11pm, BCA said its engineers have done preliminary checks on the nearby One Amber condominium and the landed houses across the road. The assessments confirmed that the buildings are not affected by the incident.
BCA added that “stabilisation works” have started as a precaution and to ensure the safety of nearby buildings and the worksite.
“BCA, LTA and PUB are closely monitoring the ongoing repair works and overall safety of the area,” the authority said.
Excavation work being done at the sinkhole on July 26.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said in a Facebook post at 7.44pm that it had responded to a road traffic accident in Tanjong Katong Road South at about 5.50pm, and that its resources were still at the scene.
In its Facebook post, LTA said it was notified of the incident at about 6.05pm.
“The incident is under investigation and our contractors are on site to assist with the repair of the roads,” the authority said.
Earlier in the evening, Mr Goh and Ms Gho had alerted their followers about the incident through Facebook posts, with Mr Goh saying that bus services 36 and 48 had been diverted because of the sinkhole.
MRT MRT MRT
Now the effects are being felt
Somemore the sea is encroaching the island
Imagine if sinkhole happens under the HDB block
Woman taken to hospital after car falls into sinkhole on Tanjong Katong Road
Gabrielle Andres,Lee Li YingUpdated Sat, 26 July 2025 at 9:21 am GMT-7·5-min read
Full story here
https://sg.yahoo.com/news/woman-taken-hospital-car-falls-115154480.html
Photos circulating on social media show a sinkhole on one side of the road.
SINGAPORE – 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”.
Water being pumped out of the sinkhole on July 26.
In a statement at about 11pm, BCA said its engineers have done preliminary checks on the nearby One Amber condominium and the landed houses across the road. The assessments confirmed that the buildings are not affected by the incident.
BCA added that “stabilisation works” have started as a precaution and to ensure the safety of nearby buildings and the worksite.
“BCA, LTA and PUB are closely monitoring the ongoing repair works and overall safety of the area,” the authority said.
Excavation work being done at the sinkhole on July 26.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said in a Facebook post at 7.44pm that it had responded to a road traffic accident in Tanjong Katong Road South at about 5.50pm, and that its resources were still at the scene.
In its Facebook post, LTA said it was notified of the incident at about 6.05pm.
“The incident is under investigation and our contractors are on site to assist with the repair of the roads,” the authority said.
Earlier in the evening, Mr Goh and Ms Gho had alerted their followers about the incident through Facebook posts, with Mr Goh saying that bus services 36 and 48 had been diverted because of the sinkhole.
