Driver & passenger sent to hospital after accident involving 3 cars at Tampines road junction

3 black cars seen blocking Tampines road junction after accident

Two people, the driver and passenger of a car, were sent to the hospital on Saturday (22 Aug) morning after being involved in a multi-vehicle accident in Tampines.

A photo of the aftermath shared in a Telegram chat group for motorists showed three black cars stopped near a road junction.

3 cars land up across Tampines road junction

A TikTok video, recorded by a resident of a nearby block, revealed that the accident had taken place at about 8.40am at the cross junction of Tampines Avenue 8, Tampines Street 85 and Tampines Street 84.

One of the cars, which appeared to have been travelling along Tampines Avenue 8 in the direction of Tampines Street 71, had stopped in the middle of the junction.

Its rear right passenger door was open, and it was surrounded by debris.

The other two cars had somehow landed up in a filter lane.

One of them appeared to have struck the kerb, while the other one had crashed into its side, with its bonnet slightly damaged.

Accident causes congestion at Tampines junction

A second TikTok video uploaded on the same account showed slight congestion forming some 10 minutes later.

As one of the cars was in the middle of the junction, it blocked one of the lanes of Tampines Street 85, forcing motorists turning right to Tampines Avenue 8 to turn from the left lane.

A bottleneck also formed along Tampines Avenue 8, where traffic including a bus could only proceed straight via one lane.

As the filter lane was also blocked by accident vehicles, motorists turning left into Tampines Street 85 had to use the main road.

2 people conveyed to CGH

In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 8.40am on 22 Aug.

It took place at the junction of Tampines Street 84 and Tampines Street 85, and involved three cars.

Two people were sent to the hospital in a conscious state — a 60-year-old male car driver and his 33-year-old female passenger.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that they were conveyed to Changi General Hospital.

Police investigations are ongoing.

Also read: 1-year-old boy & woman sent to hospital after 3-car accident near Changi Airport

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Featured image adapted from @jesgbc on TikTok.