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SINGAPORE \u2013 A motorcyclist died after colliding with a taxi on the SLE on March 12. <\/p>\n
The police said they were alerted to the accident, which took place along the SLE towards the BKE, that day at 1am. <\/p>\n
The motorcyclist, a 36-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic. <\/p>\n
The taxi driver, a 70-year-old man, was taken conscious to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, said the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force. <\/p>\n
Police investigations are ongoing. <\/p>\n
The Straits Times has contacted ComfortDelGro for comment. <\/p>\n
A video posted on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante on March 13 shows the taxi stationary in the middle of the road with its hazard lights on.<\/p>\n
In another video cut into the clip showing the aftermath of the accident, the back of the taxi appears caved in, with a motorcycle on its side nearby.<\/p>\n
A photo of the incident shows what appears to be blood on the taxi\u2019s rear windscreen.<\/p>\n
Traffic deaths hit a 10-year high of 149 in 2025 compared with 141 in 2016, said the Traffic Police in its annual road traffic statistics for that year. There were 142 deaths in 2024.<\/p>\n
Motorcyclists and pillion riders were involved in 54.8 per cent of all traffic accidents and accounted for 53 per cent of deaths in 2025 \u2013 with 79 fatal accidents involving motorcyclists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n