{"id":98261,"date":"2026-11-08T12:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T04:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98261"},"modified":"2026-11-08T12:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T04:33:25","slug":"four-taken-to-hospital-after-tpe-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98261","title":{"rendered":"Four taken to hospital after TPE crash"},"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 Four people were taken to hospital following an accident involving two lorries and two cars along TPE on Nov 7, with police investigations ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police said that they were alerted to the accident which happened on the expressway towards the PIE at about 4.45pm that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Two male lorry drivers aged 26 and 31, a 48-year-old female car driver and her 17-year-old male passenger were all conscious when they were taken to hospital, the authorities said, adding that the case is under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that the accident happened near the Lorong Halus exit and four individuals were taken to Sengkang General Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cAnother person was assessed for minor injuries and the person declined to be sent to the hospital,\u201d SCDF added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a video posted on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page,\u00a0three ambulances can be seen on site with SCDF personnel attending to one male victim on a stretcher and assisting him into the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The four vehicles are also seen with debris on the road, which has its two right lanes cordoned off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In their <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\">mid-year road traffic statistics released on Aug 28<\/span><\/a>, the Traffic Police 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 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<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/four-taken-to-hospital-after-four-vehicle-crash-on-tpe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br 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