Two police cars flipped to their sides remain in the street after a riot broke out in Little India. (AFP PHOTO/ROSLAN RAHMAN)
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said 18 casualties, including four SCDF personnel, were sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital as a result of the riot in Little India, Channel News Asia reported.
The riot broke out at the junction of Race Course Road and Tekka Lane on Sunday night.
In a statement, the SCDF said they received a call about a road traffic accident at the location at 9.25pm informing them that a man was found trapped under a bus.
An SCDF paramedic pronounced him dead on arrival.
The SCDF said projectiles were thrown at them while they were extricating the body using hydraulic rescue equipment.
As a result of the riot, one SCDF ambulance, three police vehicles and one motorbike were burnt.