{"id":58659,"date":"2026-06-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58659"},"modified":"2026-06-07T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T20:00:00","slug":"3-motorcyclists-taken-to-hospital-after-multi-vehicle-accident-on-pie-during-morning-rush-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58659","title":{"rendered":"3 motorcyclists taken to hospital after multi-vehicle accident on PIE during morning rush hour"},"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 Three motorcyclists were taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle accident on the PIE during the morning rush hour on <!-- -->June 5<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to an accident on<!-- --> <!-- -->the PIE towards Changi<!-- --> at about <!-- -->8.50am<!-- --> that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The accident involved <!-- -->a car and three motorcycles<!-- -->, said the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Three male motorcyclists \u2013 aged<!-- --> 28, 31 and 36<!-- --> \u2013 were taken conscious to <!-- -->Tan Tock Seng Hospital<!-- -->, the authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A photo, <!-- -->taken by a<!-- --> Chinese-language paper Shin Min Daily News <!-- -->reader<!-- -->, shows what appears to be<!-- --> <!-- -->the aftermath of the accident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In the photo, a car can be seen on the second lane of the expressway, with the door on the driver\u2019s side open. An auxiliary<!-- --> police motorcycle<!-- --> can be seen behind it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On the right-most lane of the expressway, two motorcycles are seen on their sides. A third motorcycle is in an upright position.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"landscape inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/5cd446af7004c161b95f73a6cb0e9f833abc8c8fd9adc1e4c20995b8dcdba690?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/5cd446af7004c161b95f73a6cb0e9f833abc8c8fd9adc1e4c20995b8dcdba690?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px and max-width: 3999px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/5cd446af7004c161b95f73a6cb0e9f833abc8c8fd9adc1e4c20995b8dcdba690?w=900\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 4000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/5cd446af7004c161b95f73a6cb0e9f833abc8c8fd9adc1e4c20995b8dcdba690\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/5cd446af7004c161b95f73a6cb0e9f833abc8c8fd9adc1e4c20995b8dcdba690\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular inline text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Three male motorcyclists \u2013 aged 28, 31 and 36 \u2013 were taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular inline text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\"> <!-- -->PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS READER<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">An SCDF ambulance can also be seen in front of the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police said in their <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 road traffic statistics<\/span><\/a> that while motorcycles made up only about 15 per cent of Singapore\u2019s total vehicle population in 2025, motorcyclists and pillion riders were involved in 54.8 per cent of all traffic accidents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They also accounted for 53 per cent of deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of accidents involving motorcyclists jumped from 3,973 cases in 2024 to 4,227 cases in 2025. The number of motorcyclist and pillion rider casualties increased from 4,510 in 2024 to 4,844 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police investigations into the accident are ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/3-motorcyclists-taken-to-hospital-after-multi-vehicle-accident-on-pie-during-morning-rush-hour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Three motorcyclists were taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle accident on the PIE during the morning rush hour on June 5. 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