Morning accident on CTE causes congestion; man taken to hospital
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According to tweets by LTA, the accident happened on the stretch towards SLE.
PHOTO: SG ROAD CHAT, SGROAD BLOCKS/TELEGRAM
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SINGAPORE - A man was taken to the hospital after an accident involving his car and a lorry on CTE on the morning of May 21.
In response to queries, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident on CTE towards SLE after the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 exit at 6.05am.
Upon SCDF’s arrival, a person was found trapped in the driver’s seat of a car and was rescued using hydraulic rescue equipment.
A 23-year-old male car driver was taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, police and SCDF said.
They added that a 25-year-old male lorry driver and a 22-year-old female passenger sustained minor injuries but refused to be taken to hospital.
In its first alert on platform X at 6.15am, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) advised road users to avoid Lanes 1 and 2 of the expressway. Four minutes later, it added Lane 3 to the list of lanes to avoid.
In its third post at 6.37am, LTA alerted road users that there was congestion till Braddell Road, and they should avoid Lanes 3 and 4.
In a video posted on Telegram group SGRoad Blocks, a lorry appears to have flipped on its side, while several rescue workers can be seen assisting those inside a silver multi-purpose vehicle. The vehicles appear to be a few metres apart.
A fire engine and two ambulances can also be seen in the video.
Police said the male car driver is assisting with investigations.
