Driver sits on top of car after it flips on its side along PIE, SCDF helps him down
A 64-year-old car driver was sent to the hospital on Thursday (5 Nov) afternoon after his car flipped on its side along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE).
Footage of the incident posted on TikTok showed the man sitting on top of his car as Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescuers were helping him get down.
Source: @chrisengkh on TikTok
SCDF set up ladder & wedges on car after it flips on PIE
In the clip, the white-haired man had managed to get out from the driver’s door of his car, which was resting on its left side across two lanes on the extreme left of the PIE.
As he waited, SCDF had set up a ladder aside the car and wedges to prevent the vehicle from moving further.
Source: @chrisengkh on TikTok
Also at the scene, but parked in the far-right lane of the other directionm was an SCDF Fire & Rescue Response truck and an Expressway Monitoring Advisory System (EMAS) Recovery vehicle.
Source: @chrisengkh on TikTok
Accident causes PIE congestion till Toa Payoh
In a post on X, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said at 2.07pm that an accident had occurred on the PIE in the direction of Tuas, after the Stevens exit.
Motorists were advised to avoid lanes 1 and 2.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
5 minutes later at 2.12pm, it updated that the accident had caused congestion that stretched till the Thomson Road exit.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
At 2.25pm, the congestion had extended to Toa Payoh, LTA added, issuing a similar alert again at 3.30pm.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
Car driver sent to hospital conscious, assisting with investigations
In response to queries form MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 2.05pm on 5 Nov.
It took place along the PIE towards Tuas, near the Stevens Road exit, and involved a car that was believed to have self-skidded.
A 64-year-old male car driver was sent to the hospital in a conscious state.
SCDF, which was alerted at about 2.10pm, told MS News that he was conveyed to Alexandra Hospital.
He is also assisting with police investigations, which are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from @chrisengkh on TikTok.
