3 sent to hospital after multi-vehicle pile-up on ECP, cars crushed in stack collision

ECP accident caused multiple vehicles to collide, some stacked on top of pile-up

UPDATE (4 Oct, 8.09am): SCDF updated that three people were conveyed to hospital.

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A major accident involving multiple vehicles on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) on Thursday (3 Oct) resulted in four people being sent to the hospital.

The multi-vehicle pile-up caused significant congestion and led to the closure of two lanes.

Videos circulating on social media showed a chaotic scene, with two cars stacked on top of others and three taxis caught in the collision.

Three taxis among multiple vehicles involved in ECP accident

A video posted in Telegram, seemingly taken in the immediate aftermath of the accident, showed that at least nine vehicles were involved.

Among them, a yellow CityCab and an SMRT taxi were seen bumper-to-bumper at the rear of the pile-up.

In front of them was another car, then two cars stacked on top of two other vehicles.

A red Trans-Cab was crushed between multiple vehicles, its hood and trunk severely damaged and doors thrown wide open.

At the front of the collision was a red Volvo, which appeared to have suffered less damage compared to the other vehicles.

Another video taken a little later showed a number of people, possibly the occupants of the vehicles involved, surveying the damage.

A video of how the accident developed showed the yellow CityCab taxi driving in the far right lane before colliding with the car in front just as two cars were pushed up to the top of the stack.

A long line of slow-moving cars was in front of the pile-up, indicating that it may have been the result of some congestion ahead.

ECP accident caused closure of two lanes, congestion

The accident caused two lanes of the ECP to be closed off, according to a photo posted on Reddit.

The resulting congestion persisted well into the evening.

The Land Transport Authority’s (LTA’s) Traffic News account on X posted on 5.23pm that the accident occurred on the ECP in the direction towards Changi, before the Tanjong Katong Road exit.

Motorists were advised to avoid lane 1.

Five minutes later, it said the ensuing congestion was already up till the Fort Road exit.

At 5.47pm, LTA advised motorists to avoid lane 2 as well as lane 1.

And at 6.33pm, the congestion stretched all the way to the Ophir Road entrance — a distance of almost 4 km.

There was still congestion on the ECP at 9.09pm — more than 3.5 hours after the accident.

As late as 10.08pm, LTA was still warning motorists to avoid lanes 1 and 2.

Four sent to Raffles Hospital

In response to queries from MS News, the SCDF said it was alerted to a road traffic accident at about 5.20pm on Thursday.

The location was along the ECP towards Changi Airport, after the Fort Road exit.

Four people were conveyed to Raffles Hospital, SCDF added.

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Featured image adapted from SGRoad Blocks / Traffic News on Telegram.