{"id":92486,"date":"2026-10-13T05:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92486"},"modified":"2026-10-13T05:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:30:06","slug":"two-people-taken-to-hospital-after-van-flips-onto-its-side-in-cairnhill-circle-accident-with-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92486","title":{"rendered":"Two people taken to hospital after van flips onto its side in Cairnhill Circle accident with car"},"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 van flipped onto its side during an accident with a car on a slip road into the CTE on Oct 12, resulting in two people being taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted at about 2pm that day to an accident involving a car and a van at Cairnhill Circle, in a slip road leading to the CTE towards the SLE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A 53-year-old male van driver and a 51-year-old female car driver were taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The car driver is assisting with investigations, said the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Video footage of the aftermath sent to The Straits Times shows a grey<!-- --> <!-- -->van lying on its side. A door on the driver\u2019s side opens, and a man is seen climbing out of the vehicle, with two people helping him<!-- --> get to the<!-- --> ground.<\/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\/49fc9a2b54688b3f00ccae17274b2246ee7c90de33451727c6ae6dac50ca7432?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/49fc9a2b54688b3f00ccae17274b2246ee7c90de33451727c6ae6dac50ca7432?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px and max-width: 3999px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/49fc9a2b54688b3f00ccae17274b2246ee7c90de33451727c6ae6dac50ca7432?w=900\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 4000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/49fc9a2b54688b3f00ccae17274b2246ee7c90de33451727c6ae6dac50ca7432\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/49fc9a2b54688b3f00ccae17274b2246ee7c90de33451727c6ae6dac50ca7432\" alt=\"Police officers are seen trying to remove both vehicles from the entrance of CTE, on Oct 10.\" 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\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 pt-08 pb-16\">\n<p class=\"inline text-secondary font-secondary-captions-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Police officers are seen trying to remove both vehicles from the entrance of CTE, on Oct 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline text-tertiary font-secondary-captions-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\"> <!-- -->ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A black car is also seen in the video, partially off the road, with its driver-side door ajar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The video also shows what appears to be a damaged lamp post and fallen plants. Debris is also strewn on the ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a post on social media platform X at 2.13pm on Oct 12, the Land Transport Authority said that the Cairnhill Circle entrance to the CTE was closed after the accident took place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The slip road was reopened at 5.22pm.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2 people taken to hospital after van flips onto its side\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d9RIwh8rKYE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\"><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\">In the Traffic Police\u2019s release of mid-year road traffic statistics on Aug 28,<\/span><\/a> they said 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\">The number of traffic accidents resulting in injuries increased from 3,748 in the first half of 2025 to 3,869 in the same period in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Injuries rose from 4,894 in the first half of 2025 to 5,090 during the same period in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/13-months-jail-for-man-who-caused-10-hour-jam-1-4m-in-damages-to-cte-tunnel-with-crane-boom?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 56-year-old lorry driver was sentenced to 13 months\u2019 jail<\/span><\/a> and fined $1,000 on July 13 after he drove into the CTE tunnel, <!-- -->unaware<!-- --> that the crane boom on his vehicle was raised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/lorry-driver-arrested-after-vehicle-damages-cte-tunnel-ceiling?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\">The accident on Nov 8, 2024,<\/span><\/a> damaged the Cairnhill Circle entrance of the CTE tunnel, resulting in the slip road\u2019s closure and causing more than $1.4 million worth of damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">LTA said at the time that the accident caused damage to some electrical and mechanical equipment on the tunnel ceiling, but no structural damage to the tunnel was caused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The affected road was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/driver-accused-of-causing-1-4m-in-damages-to-tunnel-involved-in-similar-offences-earlier-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\">closed for 10 hours so debris and loose cables\u00a0could be removed,<\/span><\/a> leading to severe traffic congestion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The road had to be closed for an additional four nights so\u00a0repairs could be carried out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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