Taxi seen by side of walkway next to Marina Square

A 60-year-old taxi driver was sent to the hospital after his taxi mounted the walkway next to Marina Square.

A video posted by ROADS.sg on Facebook showed the red Trans-Cab taxi had ended up on the grass verge next to the walkway under the mall.

It doors and trunk were open.

Dislodged fire hydrant lies behind taxi near Marina Square

The clip also showed a dislodged fire hydrant lying on its side a few metres behind the taxi, along with other debris.

Farther behind the fire hydrant was a trail of wet soil.

The trail led to an opening in the ground where the fire hydrant could have once stood.

Taxi sustained damage

The taxi itself had sustained damage, with its bonnet crumpled up.

It also appeared to have knocked down at least two bollards.

A man was seen being helped out of the taxi.

Taxi believed to have self-skidded near Marina Square

In response to queries by MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to an accident at 1.05am on Thursday (9 Jan).

It involved a taxi that was driving along Raffles Bo...