{"id":96988,"date":"2026-11-01T18:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T10:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=96988"},"modified":"2026-11-01T18:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T10:51:02","slug":"motorcyclist-dies-in-bke-accident-near-woodlands-checkpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=96988","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist dies in BKE accident near Woodlands 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 60-year-old male motorcyclist died after an accident with a car near Woodlands Checkpoint in the early hours of Oct 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to an accident involving a car and a motorcycle on the BKE in the direction of Woodlands Checkpoint at about 12.30am that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The motorcyclist was taken unconscious to Woodlands Hospital, where he later died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police said investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a Facebook post at 12.39am on Oct 31, the Immigration &amp; Checkpoints Authority (ICA)\u00a0said there was a traffic accident on the BKE before exit 10B leading to Woodlands Checkpoint, blocking one of four lanes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ICA advised travellers planning to depart Singapore via the checkpoint to expect delays then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a Facebook update at 3.18am on the same day, ICA said all lanes were back in operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of road traffic accidents and casualties continued <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\">a three-year upward trend<\/span><\/a> in the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Traffic police data shows that the number of traffic accidents resulting in injuries increased from 3,748 in the first half of 2025 to 3,869 in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of people injured in traffic accidents rose from\u00a04,894\u00a0in 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\">Motorcyclists and pillion riders were involved in 55.6% of all traffic accidents from January to June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They continue to be the largest group of road users involved in fatal accidents, accounting for 45.9% of all road deaths in the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/motorcyclist-dies-after-accident-with-car-on-bke-near-woodlands-checkpoint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 60-year-old male motorcyclist died after an accident with a car near Woodlands Checkpoint in the early hours of Oct 31. 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