On Wednesday (19 Aug) morning, a motorcycle skidded and fell onto the Central Expressway (CTE) at 7.45am.
The accident occurred as a result of a sudden lane change made by a Tesla driver, causing the motorcycle to swerve.
Dashcam footage from a nearby vehicle captured the incident.
In a video posted on the SGRV ADMIN Facebook page, the dashcam was from a vehicle driving ahead of a white Tesla Model 3.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
The Tesla drives in the first lane of the highway, coming to a gradual stop as traffic slows down.
Driving in the rightmost lane, the Tesla ended up having to slow down.
According to the Facebook post, CTE was “heavily jammed” given that it was peak hour.
As traffic began to move, a safe distance was maintained between the dashcam vehicle and the white Tesla.
A few motorcycles can also be seen passing the two vehicles between the lanes.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
Then, with its left signal on, the Tesla suddenly attempted a quick lane change.
From behind, a Singapore-registered motorcycle rides into the middle lane but notices the Tesla’s sudden movements.
Although the driver did not hit the motorcycle, the sudden movement caused the rider to swerve his bike.
The rider loses his balance, skidding the bike and falling off. His bike then hits a van in front of it.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
In the video, the Tesla car appeared to stop briefly, causing the vehicles behind to come to a halt.
As the motorcyclist picked up his items and lifted his bike, the Tesla driver opted not to check on the situation.
Instead, the driver paused briefly to assess the situation before leaving the scene of the accident.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
According to the caption, the owner of the dashcam vehicle honked at the Tesla driver “multiple times” to get her attention.
They claimed: “I managed to catch up with her on her left side and wound down my window to tell her about the accident. However, she seemed unfazed and did not appear to acknowledge the incident, and she drove off.”
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Featured image adapted from SGRV ADMIN on Facebook.