{"id":90030,"date":"2026-10-04T00:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=90030"},"modified":"2026-10-04T00:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:53:00","slug":"motorcyclist-dies-in-three-vehicle-accident-on-aye-near-tuas-checkpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=90030","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist dies in three-vehicle accident on AYE near Tuas Checkpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A man died in an accident involving his <!-- -->motorcycle and two cars<!-- --> on the <!-- -->AYE towards Tuas<!-- --> on the afternoon of <!-- -->Oct 3<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police said <!-- -->in a media reply that <!-- -->they were alerted to the accident a<!-- -->t about 3.35pm<!-- -->, <!-- -->and that <!-- -->a <!-- -->40-year-old male motorcyclist<!-- --> was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Straits Times has contacted SCDF for more information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a post at <!-- -->about 3.10pm<!-- --> on social media platform X, the Land Transport Authority said that there was an accident on the AYE towards Tuas, after Tuas West Road. <!-- -->It urged motorists to avoid lanes 1 and 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a Facebook post at about 3.40pm, the Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)<!-- --> warned travellers who plan to leave Singapore via the Tuas Checkpoint to expect delays, due to an accident at the entrance of the tunnel leading to the checkpoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System \u2013 better known by its acronym EMAS \u2013 had blocked two out of three lanes ahead of the accident, ICA said, advising travellers to use Tuas West Road instead to reach the checkpoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In an update <!-- -->at about 8.15pm, ICA said<!-- --> that the accident has been cleared and that all lanes were back in operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Photos of the aftermath uploaded to Facebook <!-- -->show a motorcycle on its side on the right-most lane of a part of AYE that appears to be near the Tuas Checkpoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A white sheet is laid beside the motorcycle, with a black car with a dented rear stopped just in front of the motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A police motorcycle and an SCDF ambulance are also visible on the second lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">This is at least the third reported fatal traffic-related accident <!-- -->here<!-- --> over the past week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On Oct 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/motorcyclist-dies-in-hospital-after-accident-with-lorry-on-pie?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">a 28-year-old male motorcyclist died in hospital<\/span><\/a> after an accident on the PIE involving a lorry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">That same day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/trailer-driver-arrested-after-fleeing-fatal-accident-scene-in-defu-industrial-area?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">a 62-year-old female cyclist was pronounced dead<\/span><\/a> at the scene following an accident that involved a trailer at the junction of Defu Avenue 1 and Defu Lane 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to<!-- --> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/more-road-accidents-injuries-in-first-half-of-2026-even-as-fatalities-fall-traffic-police?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">Traffic Police statistics released on Aug 28<\/span><\/a>, the number of road traffic accidents and casualties in the first half of 2026 continued to show an <!-- -->upward trend<!-- --> over the past three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, t<!-- -->he number of fatalities fell from\u00a0<!-- -->79\u00a0in the first half of 2025 to 61 in the first half of 2026<!-- -->, and the number of fatal accidents dropped from <!-- -->78 to 60<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Traffic Police said the drop in fatalities was <!-- -->largely due to fewer deaths among motorcyclists and pillion riders \u2013 <!-- --> from <!-- -->43 in the first half of 2025 to 28 in the same period in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, motorcyclists and pillion riders continued to be the largest group of road users involved in fatal accidents, accounting for <!-- -->45.9% of all road deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Also, t<!-- -->he number of accidents involving motorcyclists increased from\u00a0<!-- -->2,096\u00a0in the first half of 2025 to 2,186 in the same period in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Correspondingly, injuries went up from <!-- -->2,335 in the first half of 2025 to 2,470 in the first half of 2026<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Motorcyclists and pillion riders were involved in 55.6% of all traffic accidents from <!-- -->January to June<!-- --> <!-- -->2026<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/motorcyclist-dies-after-3-vehicle-accident-on-aye-near-tuas-checkpoint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source 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