Lorry driver & passenger sent to hospital after accident involving 7 heavy vehicles along AYE

7 heavy vehicles, including 4 lorries, involved in AYE accident

A lorry driver and passenger were sent to the hospital on Friday (13 Nov) morning after seven heavy vehicles were involved in an accident along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE).

Footage of the chain collision posted on TikTok showed several lorries, a trailer and a tipper truck lined up in the second lane from the left, before exit 7A.

Heavy vehicles lined up in single file after AYE accident

Six of the heavy vehicles involved were depicted in the video, with a white lorry having crashed into the rear of a lorry crane that had a retractable boom arm.

The lorry crane had, in turn, collided with a lengthy trailer.

In front of the trailer was a lorry whose wooden panels had apparently become dislodged and fallen off during the accident.

Some distance ahead stood another lorry with a migrant worker still sitting in its back.

At the front of the queue was a tipper truck that was carrying a full load of materials.

AYE accident causes congestion

In a post on X, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said at 10.45am that an accident had occurred along the AYE in the direction of Tuas, after Lower Delta Road.

It had caused congestion that stretched till Lower Delta Road, with motorists advised to avoid lane 3.

2 sent to hospital while conscious

In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 10.35am on 13 Nov.

It took place along the AYE towards Tuas, before the Normanton Park exit, and involved a trailer, a tipper truck, a van and four lorries.

Two people were sent to the hospital while conscious: A 49-year-old male lorry driver and a 27-year-old male lorry passenger.

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

Police investigations are ongoing.

Also read: 39 men sent to hospital after 2 multi-vehicle accidents involving heavy vehicles in Tuas & AYE

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Featured image adapted from @rasel.mohammad6 on TikTok.