A 49-year-old motorcyclist died on Wednesday (4 Nov) afternoon after getting into an accident with a bus and a lorry along the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE).
Photos and videos of the aftermath posted across Facebook showed the blue motorcycle lying on its side before BKE Exit 8.
Source: Izumi Tan via 柔新关卡Both Checkpoint 分享站 on Facebook
Footage from a passing motorist, which had a timestamp of 3.41pm on 4 Nov, depicted congestion on the BKE before the accident spot, with two lanes in the middle blocked.
It was then revealed that a man was lying motionless on the road near his motorcycle, with a trail of blood from his body.
A Traffic Police officer was standing next to him. His shoes lay strewn across the road, several metres apart.
Source: Kam SB on Facebook
Another video was recorded after more police officers had arrived, with several police vehicles at the scene.
Source: 1ThirdMedia Movement on Facebook
The fallen motorcyclist was no longer there, but his motorcycle remained with evidence markers placed around it.
A silver lorry and a blue private bus had stopped further ahead. Netizens identified the bus as a bus pekerja, which is a transport service used to ferry factory workers.
Source: 1ThirdMedia Movement on Facebook
Bloodstains were still evident on the road, while the motorcycle’s top case lay some distance away after having fallen off.
Source: 1ThirdMedia Movement on Facebook
Later, a Facebook user shared a close-up photo of the motorcycle in a group for those who frequently cross the Malaysia-Singapore border.
Source: Man LP on Malaysia-Singapore Border Crossers(MSBC) 马新过境者 on Facebook
It was accompanied by a bloodied work pass belonging to an SMRT employee.
Source: Man LP on Malaysia-Singapore Border Crossers(MSBC) 马新过境者 on Facebook
Netizens posted obituaries of the man in the comments, alleging that he had passed away.
In a post on X, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said at 3.32pm that an accident had occurred along the BKE in the direction of Woodlands, after the Mandai Road exit (Exit 7).
Motorists were advised to avoid lanes 2 and 3.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
More than 20 minutes later, LTA updated that the accident had caused congestion that stretched till the Kranji Expressway exit.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
In response to queries from The Straits Times (ST), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 3.30pm on 4 Nov.
It took place along the BKE towards Woodlands, and involved a motorcycle, bus and lorry.
A 49-year-old male motorcyclist was sent to the hospital in an unconscious state.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) added that he was conveyed to Woodlands Hospital.
However, he subsequently passed away.
Additionally, a 50-year-old bus driver was arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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