Archive · 29 Jul 2025
Singapore Sinkhole: Worker Saves Woman After Car Plunges
Imagine a road suddenly opens up, and a car falls in!
That's what happened in Singapore.
A woman driving her car plunged into a giant hole in the road.
Luckily, some workers nearby saw it happen.
One brave worker quickly jumped in to help, and with the help of others, they pulled the woman out of the sinkhole.
It only took about five minutes!
The woman was then taken to the hospital to make sure she was okay.
The road is now closed for repairs, and everyone is thankful the woman was saved.
A woman was rescued after her car fell into a sinkhole in Singapore.
The incident occurred on Tanjong Katong Road South near a PUB worksite.
Workers at the site, led by a foreman, rescued the woman before the SCDF arrived.
The rescue operation took about five minutes, with the woman then taken to the hospital.
Initial investigations suggest no impact on nearby buildings, and the road is closed for repairs.
- Who
- A woman driving a car and a 46-year-old Indian migrant worker named Pitchai Udaiyappan Subbiah.
- What
- A woman was rescued after her car fell into a sinkhole.
- When
- Around 5 pm on Saturday.
- Where
- Tanjong Katong Road South, Singapore.
- Why
- The cause is under investigation, but the immediate event was the collapse of a road section.
- Location
- Tanjong Katong Road South, Singapore
- Incident
- Sinkhole collapse
- Rescuer
- Pitchai Udaiyappan Subbiah
- Rescue Time
- Approximately 5 minutes
- Road Status
- Closed for repairs