SINGAPORE \u2013 A 21-year-old male motorcyclist died in hospital after a multi-vehicle accident on the AYE towards Tuas on March 31.<\/p>\n
A female pillion rider, 19, was also taken conscious to the hospital after the accident, which involved three cars and a motorcycle.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident that occurred after the South Buona Vista Road exit at about 6.45pm.<\/p>\n
In a video of the aftermath on messaging platform Telegram, at least three cars can be seen amid debris that appears to be from a motorcycle strewn across the expressway.<\/p>\n
Several police vehicles and the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (EMAS) Vehicle Recovery Service are also at the accident site.<\/p>\n
A section across three lanes on the expressway appears closed because of the accident.<\/p>\n Several police vehicles and an Expressway Monitoring Advisory System (EMAS) Recovery vehicle could be seen in a video uploaded on Telegram.<\/p>\n PHOTO: SGROAD BLOCKS\/TELEGRAM<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n When The Straits Times arrived at the accident site at about 8.15pm on March 31, there was heavy traffic congestion on the AYE towards Tuas near South Buona Vista Road.<\/p>\n There was heavy traffic congestion on the AYE towards Tuas near South Buona Vista Road at about 8.15pm on March 31.<\/p>\n ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n In a post on social media platform X at 6.53pm on March 31, the Land Transport Authority said there had been an accident on the AYE towards Tuas and advised motorists to avoid lanes 2 and 3.<\/p>\n In a later post at 8.10pm, the authority advised motorists to avoid lane 1 too, adding that traffic was congested till Lower Delta Road.<\/p>\n The driving distance between the South Buona Vista Road exit on the AYE and Lower Delta Road is 4.6km, based on Google Maps.<\/p>\n Transport operator Tower Transit Singapore said in a Facebook post at about 8pm on March 31 that there would be longer waiting times for bus services 97 and 963 because of the accident.<\/p>\n SBS Transit said in a Facebook post about 25 minutes later that bus services 14, 33, 166, 197 and 198 were delayed because of the accident.<\/p>\n In an update to its post at 9.13pm, the transport operator said services 197 and 198 were being diverted from areas near the accident site and would skip nine bus stops.<\/p>\n All five affected bus services had resumed normal operations as at 11.15pm that night, SBS Transit said in a later update.<\/p>\n<\/picture><\/div>
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