Motorcyclist sent to hospital after accident with car along SLE, also assisting with investigations

34-year-old motorcyclist lies on SLE after accident with car

A 34-year-old motorcyclist was sent to the hospital on Friday (30 Oct) morning after being involved in an accident with a car along the Seletar Expressway (SLE).

Photos of the accident posted in a Facebook group for border crossers showed the stricken rider lying on the far-right lane of the expressway next to his motorcycle, which had flipped on its side.

Motorcyclist attended to by paramedics & passers-by

In the photo, the injured motorcyclist was surrounded by several paramedics and passers-by, one of whom shielded him with an umbrella.

An ambulance, stretcher and (Expressway Monitoring & Advisory System) Recovery vehicle were also spotted.

Two lanes of the SLE had been cordoned off with traffic cones.

Red car damaged & stopped on SLE

Several metres farther ahead was a second ambulance, as well as a red car that had stopped in the far-left lane.

The red car was observed to have sustained damage to its rear.

Its trunk was also open.

Accident causes congestion along SLE

In a post on X, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said at 10.56am that an accident had occurred along the SLE towards the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE), after the Woodlands Avenue 12 exit.

Motorists were advised to avoid lanes 1 and 2.

3 minutes later, it updated that the accident had already caused congestion up till Mandai Road.

By 11.10am, the congestion had stretched to Upper Thomson Road, LTA noted.

Motorcyclist conveyed to KTPH while conscious

In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 10.50am on 30 Oct.

It took place along the SLE in the direction of the BKE, and involved a car and a motorcycle.

A 34-year-old male motorcyclist was sent to the hospital in a conscious state.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at about 10.45am, told MS News that he was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH).

He is also assisting with police investigations, which are ongoing.

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