2 motorcyclists taken to hospital after accident involving trailer truck near Tuas Checkpoint; driver arrested
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The trailer is occupying the middle lane in the direction of traffic, while the connected truck is positioned diagonally against traffic flow in the rightmost lane.
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SINGAPORE - A 35-year-old man was arrested following an accident involving his trailer truck and two motorcycles on the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) on June 7.
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident on the AYE towards Tuas, near the Tuas Checkpoint exit, around 8pm that day.
The two male motorcyclists – aged 36 and 38 – were taken conscious to hospital, the police and SCDF added.
In a video posted on the Singapore roads accident.com Facebook page, a trailer truck is seen occupying the middle and rightmost lanes of the three-lane carriageway leading into a viaduct.
The trailer is occupying the middle lane in the direction of traffic, while the connected truck is positioned diagonally against traffic flow in the rightmost lane.
A tow truck, a police car and an ambulance are seen at the scene, with traffic cones and signs placed to direct vehicles towards the leftmost lane.
The trailer driver was arrested for careless driving causing hurt, said the police.
Police investigations are ongoing.
This was the second reported traffic accident in two days involving trailer trucks.
On June 6, a trailer truck carrying rebars
