{"id":51559,"date":"2026-05-11T16:43:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=51559"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:43:38","slug":"driver-56-dies-after-jaguar-crashes-into-tree-and-splits-in-two-in-clementi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=51559","title":{"rendered":"Driver, 56, dies after Jaguar crashes into tree and \u2018splits in two\u2019 in Clementi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A 56-year-old driver died after an accident involving two cars along Clementi Avenue 2 on May 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomper <strong class=\"font-primary\">Lester <\/strong>alerted Stomp to the incident that occurred along the flyover towards West Coast Road and shared a video of its aftermath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cA black Jaguar split in two after crashing into a tree, bringing traffic to a massive standstill,\u201d Lester said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cMultiple sirens and honking\u201d alerted him to the incident, said the Stomper. \u201cMy home is very near the accident site, so I was curious what the noises were and went to check it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A video taken at about 9.23pm shows the black sedan wrapped around a tree with debris lying on the road.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"my-lg md:my-xl\">\n<p><hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 lg:hidden\"\/><span class=\"text-grayscale-400 text-14 leading-16 font-primary text-center lg:text-left p-sm\">Scroll to continue reading<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 my-md\"\/>\n<hr class=\"my-md border-grayscale-100\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Heavy traffic congestion could still be observed hours after the accident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in an <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LTAtrafficnews\/status\/2053424590349816178\" target=\"_blank\">X post<\/a> at 6.39pm that an accident had occurred along Clementi Avenue 2 towards the Ayer Rajah Expressway after Commonwealth Avenue West, and advised motorists to avoid lane 2. In a subsequent <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LTAtrafficnews\/status\/2053461457166381158\" target=\"_blank\">update<\/a> at 9.05pm, it said the road had been closed after Commonwealth Avenue West.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In response to Stomp\u2019s queries, the police said they were alerted to the accident at about 6.10pm while the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted at 6.15pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A 56-year-old male car driver was taken unconscious to National University Hospital, where he subsequently died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"bg-primary-100 h-px border-0 mt-lg md:mt-xxl\"\/>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-xl rounded-xl border border-primary-100 mt-lg md:mt-xxl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/assets\/stomp-comment-COLiWNMD.png\" alt=\"Stomp Comment\" class=\"absolute -mt-lg -ml-xs w-[203px] md:w-[255px]\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Have something to say? 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