Motorcyclist, 31, killed, 6 injured in CTE accident
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The CTE accident on Friday involved a car, taxi, lorry and two motorcycles. A lorry was seen lying on its side and a car was ablaze. After the fire was put out, the burnt-out shell of the car could be seen on the road shoulder.
ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
A 31-year-old motorcyclist died after an accident on Friday night on the Central Expressway (CTE) behind Cuppage Plaza near Orchard Road. Six others were also injured.
Video footage and photos circulating online showed a motorcyclist lying unconscious on the expressway, with vehicle debris strewn close by.
Metres away, a lorry lay on its side, while a car was ablaze with billowing grey smoke.
Another video showed at least a dozen Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters putting out the blaze, with at least two fire trucks and a police car at the scene.
With the fire extinguished, the burnt-out shell of the car on the expressway shoulder could be seen, with its bonnet crumpled.
The police said in a statement that a car, taxi, lorry and two motorcycles were involved in the accident on the CTE towards Seletar Expressway after the Cavenagh Road exit. They were alerted to the accident at 9.18pm on Friday.
Two male motorcyclists, the female car driver, the male lorry driver and his three passengers were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, according to the authorities.
One of the motorcyclists, who was 31 years old, later died from his injuries in the hospital.
Police investigations are under way.
The CTE tunnel before the Cairnhill Circle entrance was closed due to the accident, the Land Transport Authority tweeted at 9.25pm.
It said the congestion stretched till the Merchant Road exit.
The SCDF said that when firefighters arrived at the scene, all the lanes were heavily congested.
"A car was completely engulfed in flames, and a lorry and two motorcycles were found turned on their sides.
"No one was trapped," it said in a Facebook post at around 12.30am.
