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 Singaproe 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.
Potential penalties
Drivers who drive in a manner that is dangerous to the public is guilty of an offence under section 64(1) of the Road Traffic Act (RTA).
Persons found guilty face a jail term of up to 1 year and/or a $5,000 fine.
If the driver causes hurt, he faces a jail term of up to 2 years and a fine of $10,000.
If the driver caused grievous hurt, he faces a jail term of betewen 1 to 5 years and disqualified from driving for at least 8 years.
If the driver’s actions caused death, he faces a jail term of up to 2 to 8 years and disqualified from driving for at least 10 years.