Fatal Accident on SLE Claims Life of Female Pillion Rider
A 36-year-old female pillion rider lost her life in a motorcycle accident. The incident occurred on Saturday (20 May) along the Seletar Expressway (SLE), according to a report by Shin Min Daily News.
The motorcycle involved in the accident reportedly skidded on the SLE heading towards the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE). In response to the incident, authorities cordoned off the rightmost lane of the expressway at 10.20 am.
Upon the arrival of Shin Min reporters at the scene, a silver motorcycle was found lying on the ground, accompanied by an evidence label. However, the victims were not present, presumably having been transported to the hospital by that time.
According to information provided by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to Shin Min, both the rider and the pillion rider were conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
The female pillion rider, aged 36, was unconscious during conveyance to the hospital and, tragically, she could not survive her injuries.
The police shared with Shin Min that the motorcycle was travelling along the SLE when it skidded, though the exact cause of the incident remains unclear.
Presently, investigations into the accident are underway, with authorities working diligently to gather more information.
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A video emerged online showing a motorcycle being sideswiped by a black Hyundai Elantra, resulting in the motorcyclist and the pillion rider falling off the bike and tumbling onto the road along the Tampines Expressway (TPE) on Thursday morning (11 May).
According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), both of them were conveyed to the hospital following the accident.
The black car was seen in the video driving at a high speed along the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), and after entering into TPE, the driver then tried to cut across all 4 lanes of the road dangerously.
The driver managed to cut across the two centre lanes but sideswiped the motorcycle on the first lane despite trying to turn away from the motorcyclist.
The resulting collision saw the motorcyclist and the pillion rider both falling off their motorcycle and crashing onto the road, tumbling on the ground as the other vehicles drove by dangerously close to them.
Making things worse was the fact that the pillion rider’s helmet also got dislodged from their head, leaving them without protection on the road.
The video then ends with the car appearing to drive away, although it isn’t clear if the driver had later stopped to render aid to the motorcycle that he hit.
A spokesperson for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they received an alert about the accident on Thursday (11 May) at about 8.55 am in the morning.
Two people were sent to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital after the accident for treatment.