One dead, 3 taken to hospital after pre-dawn accident between car and lorry on CTE
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The SCDF was alerted to the accident on CTE towards SLE at 4.45am on July 27.
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- One person died and three others were hospitalised after a pre-dawn collision between a car and a lorry on the CTE towards SLE on July 27.
- The deceased was a 30-year-old male driver, while the injured included the lorry driver, his passenger, and a nearby road worker; investigations are ongoing.
- The accident caused heavy traffic congestion on CTE, with authorities advising motorists to avoid lanes one to four near Merchant Road.
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SINGAPORE – One person died after a pre-dawn accident involving a car and a lorry on CTE on July 27, with three others were taken to the hospital.
A 30-year-old male car driver was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic, while the trio were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said, adding that they were alerted to the accident on CTE towards SLE at 4.45am.
The police said the three taken to hospital were a 37-year-old male lorry driver, his 38-year-old male passenger, and a 24-year-old worker who was carrying out road works nearby. Investigations are ongoing, they added.
In a video of the accident’s aftermath posted on Telegram channel SG Road Blocks/Traffic News, a badly damaged black vehicle sits on the outer lanes of an expressway, with smoke emitting from its bonnet.
Skid marks extending from the vehicle lead to debris scattered near the expressway’s divider, where there is a blackened patch on the road surrounded by more debris.
Nearby, three persons wearing reflective vests are seen crowding over something on the ground, while another two persons walk towards it.
Farther down, a lorry and a red vehicle are stationary with their hazard lights switched on.
In a post on X at 4.50am, the Land Transport Authority said there was an accident on CTE towards SLE after Merchant Road, with congestions on lanes one to four.
In an update at 7am, it advised motorists to avoid those four lanes.
