3 sent to hospital after 7-vehicle accident along SLE, 4 others also injured

7-vehicle SLE accident on 3 Nov involved 5 motorcycles & 2 cars

Three people were sent to the hospital, one unconscious, on Tuesday (3 Nov) morning after an accident involving seven vehicles along the Seletar Expressway (SLE).

Footage posted on Facebook showed that multiple motorcycles had stopped in the far-right lane of the expressway.

1 lane of SLE closed off after accident

The video, which was recorded from the upper deck of bus service 161, revealed that the far-right lane of the SLE had been cordoned off with traffic cones, resulting in slow traffic.

At the scene were at least two police cars and two police motorcycles, as well as an Expressway Monitoring Advisory System (EMAS) Recovery vehicle.

Up ahead, a number of motorcycles stood on a stretch of road that was covered with skid marks and oil.

Farther in front was a dark grey car, a ComfortDelGro taxi and another motorcycle.

At least two Traffic Police officers and two Land Transport Authority (LTA) officers were interviewing people at the scene.

SLE accident causes congestion

In a post on X, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said at 6.07am that an accident had taken place along the SLE in the direction of the Central Expressway (CTE), after the Woodlands Avenue 12 exit.

Motorists were advised to avoid lane 1.

A notification on LTA’s app also noted that the accident had caused congestion till before the Woodlands Avenue 2 exit.

Motorcyclist sent to hospital unconscious after SLE accident

In response to queries from The Straits Times (ST), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 6am on 3 Nov.

It took place along the SLE towards the CTE, before the Mandai Road exit, and involved five motorcycles and two cars.

A 27-year-old male motorcyclist was sent to the hospital in an unconscious state.

Two others — a 47-year-old male motorcyclist and a 28-year-old male pillion rider — were sent to the hospital while conscious.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed that it conveyed all three men to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

Four other people were assessed for minor injuries, but declined to be sent to the hospital.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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Featured image adapted from Oh Wen Bin on Facebook.