BMW & Toyota MPV catch fire after morning PIE crash, injuring 1
An accident occurred on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) towards Changi Airport earlier today (28 April) with a BMW and an MPV later spotted being consumed by fire.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told MS News that they received a call for assistance at around 7.20am, after the Paya Lebar Road exit.
Videos showed a black Toyota Alphard that had rear-ended a white BMW on the rightmost lane. It remains unclear how the initial accident happened.
Source: SGRV on Facebook
The front of the MPV and the rear of the BMW were on fire. Nobody seemed to be inside at the time.
A later video then showed the entire Toyota MPV consumed by the flames, billowing thick smoke into the air.
Source: SGRV on Facebook
Motorists in Paya Lebar could spot the smoke column rising up from the PIE.
Source: Facebook
SCDF arrives & extinguishes fire
Several metres behind the accident site, a group of people gathered on the road shoulder to watch the fire.
Near them, a third car had stopped and set up a hazard triangle, seemingly to warn drivers to go around.
Source: SGRV on Facebook
A clip from a car heading in the opposite direction also showed a woman with two children in her arms, a few metres in front of the burning vehicles.
Source: SGRV on Facebook
The SCDF told MS News that they extinguished the fire involving two cars using a water jet and a Compressed Air Foam backpack.
The Police Force (SPF) reported that a 33-year-old female driver sustained minor injuries but declined conveyance to the hospital.
A 39-year-old male car driver is assisting with ongoing police investigations.
The SCDF is also investigating the cause of the fire.
According to the LTA Traffic News X account, the accident resulted in a road congestion that stretched to Kim Keat Link.
Source: LTAtrafficnews on X
Also read: 2 cars engulfed by fire after multi-vehicle accident on PIE, no injuries reported
2 cars engulfed by fire after multi-vehicle accident on PIE, no injuries reported
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Featured image adapted from SGRV on Facebook.
