Lorry seen swerving across TPE & hitting 2 motorcyclists
UPDATE (17 Aug, 4.26pm): The police said that one of the motorcyclists, a 30-year-old man who was sent to the hospital unconscious, subsequently passed away.
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Two motorcyclists were sent to the hospital after a lorry ploughed into them along the Tampines Expressway (TPE).
A video of the accident was posted on SG Road Vigilante on Facebook, showing the lorry ramming into the motorcyclists.
Source: SG Road Vigilante on Facebook
Lorry hits motorcyclists after swerving from lane 4 to lane 1
In the clip, taken from a motorist approaching the accident, the lorry appeared to have been driving in lane 4, or the fourth lane from the right.
Source: SG Road Vigilante on Facebook
However, it suddenly swerved to the right across four lanes, hitting two motorcyclists.
Source: SG Road Vigilante on Facebook
They ended up across lane 1, or the far-right lane, of the expressway.
Source: SG Road Vigilante on Facebook
There appeared to be some traffic congestion in lanes 3 and 4 at the time.
Motorcyclist’s helmet rolls across road
When the camcar passed the scene, the two mangled motorcycles were lying under the lorry’s cabin.
A motorcycle helmet was seen on lane 2, having rolled across the road.
Source: SG Road Vigilante on Facebook
Apart from that, debris was also strewn on the expressway.
LTA warns of accidents on TPE
In a post on X, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said at 9.40am on Friday (15 Aug) that an accident had occurred on the TPE towards the Pan-Island Expressway, before the Seletar Link exit.
It advised motorists to avoid lanes 1 and 2.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
Just 7 minutes before that, at 9,33am, LTA warned of an accident farther up along the TPE, before the Lorong Halus exit.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
The earlier accident had caused congestion until Seletar Link, with heavy traffic reported on that stretch of road at least till 9.37am.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
Accident along TPE involved 2 motorcycles & lorry: Police
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 9.20am on 15 Aug.
It took place along the TPE in the direction of Changi Airport, and involved two motorcycles and a lorry.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that it occurred before the Seletar Link exit.
1 motorcyclist conscious, the other unconscious
Two male motorcyclists were sent to the hospital — a 25-year-old and a 30-year-old, SPF said.
The 25-year-old was conveyed in a conscious state, while the 30-year-old was unconscious.
SCDF said one of them was sent to Sengkang General Hospital and the other to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from SG Road Vigilante on Facebook.
