A 77-year-old woman died on Friday (16 Oct) morning after being involved in an accident with a minibus along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE).
Footage of the aftermath posted on TikTok showed a police blue tent set up in between lanes 2 and 3 of the expressway.
Source: @user1271442181701 on TikTok
In the clip, which was taken from a passing vehicle, the police had cordoned off the centre two lanes of the PIE, forcing traffic to go in the extreme left or right lanes.
Source: @user1271442181701 on TikTok
At the scene were a police car and motorcycle, as well as an Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (EMAS) Recovery vehicle.
Source: @user1271442181701 on TikTok
Several police officer were seen walking away from a blue tent, but no other vehicles were around the tent.
Source: @user1271442181701 on TikTok
In a post on X, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said at 7.28am that an accident had occurred along the PIE towards Changi Airport, after the Pioneer Road North exit.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
About 12 minutes later, LTA advised motorists to avoid lanes 2 and 3.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
Later, they were told to avoid lanes 3 and 4.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to a hit-and-run accident at 7.10am on 16 Oct.
It took place along the PIE in the direction of Changi Airport, and involved a minibus and a pedestrian.
The pedestrian, a 77-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
The minibus driver, a 66-year-old man, left the scene before the police arrived.
He was subsequently arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from @user1271442181701 on TikTok.