Car falls into sinkhole at Tanjong Katong Road South; one person taken to hospital

Katong sinkhole incident - Would you jump down the sinkhole to help the lady if there is no foreign

  • Yes of course, must try to save even if I dun know how dangerous the sinkhole is

    Votes: 24 19.4%
  • No way, I dun know how danger the sinkhole will be

    Votes: 46 37.1%
  • No BUT i will call police

    Votes: 79 63.7%

  • Total voters
    124

matrix05

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News lai liao

The woman was able to get out of the car herself as the sinkhole was dry when the car drop inside. Three workers then threw a nylon rope into the sinkhole to pull the woman up to safety



https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tanjong-katong-sinkhole-workers-save-woman-5260956

Thanks, that completes the story. Driver came out dry. Guess she escaped from the passenger front door. Later water pipe burst and water filled the hole, submerged the car. Iphone, LV and content and laptop gone. Reporter lied say SCDF rescue.
 

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I just watched the interview with the foreign workers. They coordinated among themselves and found a nylon rope to rescue the woman, who was about one to two metres below in the sinkhole. It was a calm and coordinated rescue effort, not an impulsive act of jumping in without thinking.
 
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The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be reaching out to the workers who assisted in rescuing the driver who fell into the Tanjong Katong sinkhole.

In an update to their Facebook post at around 1:17 pm, SCDF clarified that the person they conveyed to the hospital following the opening of the sinkhole was rescued by the workers at the site before their arrival.

"We will be reaching out to the workers to commend them for their bravery and prompt action in saving a life," said SCDF.

https://mothership.sg/2025/07/scdf-...EeZsa3IzOuIa2LBxqn_aem_o3074ToIsf-d3_vodqqRmA
 

Encouragesome1

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I just watched the interview with the foreign workers
Kudos to the workmen who helped with their rope 🙏🤩👏👏👏
. They coordinated among themselves and found a nylon rope to rescue the woman, who was about one metre below in the sinkhole. It was a calm and coordinated rescue effort, not an impulsive act of jumping in without thinking.
 

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Let say u nearby and there were no foreign workers, would u be the one to jump into the sinkhole and try to help the lady?
Yes, 3m deep only., if 5m deep no jump. Will burst the water pipe, pond the sinkhole and ask lady to float up.
 
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