{"id":56375,"date":"2026-05-30T01:43:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=56375"},"modified":"2026-05-30T01:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:43:47","slug":"motorcyclist-dies-after-accident-involving-trailer-on-bke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=56375","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist dies after accident involving trailer on BKE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A motorcyclist has died following an accident involving a trailer on the BKE on the morning of May <!-- -->29<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to an accident on the <!-- -->BKE towards the PIE<!-- --> at about <!-- -->9.50am<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A <!-- -->34-year-old male motorcyclist<!-- --> was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic, police added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A video uploaded on Facebook shows a motorcycle lying on its side between the two rightmost lanes of the expressway, surrounded by debris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A photo posted separately by another user shows a man lying on his back on the second lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police said a <!-- -->29-year-old male trailer driver<!-- --> is assisting with investigations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Motorcyclists and pillion riders were involved in <!-- -->54.8<!-- --> per cent of all traffic accidents and accounted for <!-- -->53<!-- --> per cent of deaths on the road, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/road-traffic-fatalities-hit-10-year-high-in-2025-with-149-dead-elderly-deaths-more-than-double?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">annual statistics released by the Traffic Police<\/span><\/a> in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, motorcycles made up only about <!-- -->15<!-- --> per cent of Singapore\u2019s total vehicle population in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of fatal accidents involving motorcyclists dropped from <!-- -->87 cases in 2024 to 79 cases in 2025<!-- -->. The number of motorcyclist and pillion rider deaths, meanwhile, fell to <!-- -->79 in 2025 from 85 the previous year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/motorcyclist-dies-after-accident-involving-trailer-on-bke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A motorcyclist has died following an accident involving a trailer on the BKE on the morning of May 29. 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