SINGAPORE – Two men were taken to hospital after an accident involving five vehicles on the ECP on the morning of April 25.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the accident on the expressway towards MCE before Still Road South exit at 9am.
Police said one taxi, three cars and one motorcycle were involved in the accident.
A male motorcyclist, 26, and a male car driver, 31, were taken conscious to Raffles Hospital.
Two male car drivers, aged 44 and 70, and a 59-year-old taxi driver are assisting with investigations.
In a video posted on Telegram channel SG Road Chat, a damaged motorcycle can be seen lying between a dark-coloured multi-purpose vehicle and a silver sedan on the rightmost lane of the expressway.
A man can be seen picking up some personal belongings and placing them near the mangled bike. An ambulance, a blue ComfortDelGro taxi and a black car can also be seen in the video.
Investigations are ongoing.
The April 25 accident is the latest in a series of chain collisions on Singapore’s expressways. At least four other such multi-vehicle accidents have occurred in the past four months.
Most recently, on April 16, two people were taken to hospital after a pile-up involving seven vehicles – a taxi, two cars and four trucks – on the TPE after the Punggol Road exit.
On March 30, five people were taken to hospital following a five-vehicle collision on the PIE.
On Feb 21, eight people were injured in a pile-up involving 14 vehicles – 11 cars, two taxis and a motorcycle – also on the PIE.
On Jan 18, four people were taken to hospital after eight cars and a van got into a chain collision on the PIE after the Stevens Road exit.
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