28-year-old motorcyclist dies after crash with lorry on PIE一名28岁的摩托车骑手在PIE高速公路与一辆卡车相撞后身亡。
A 28-year-old motorcyclist died following a collision involving a lorry on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Oct 1.The accident resulted in a major traffic jam along PIE under the Chantek flyover, according to an AsiaOne reader who was commuting on a Tower Transit bus on the highway.The reader passed by the accident site at around 12.50pm, just 10 minutes after...
A 28-year-old motorcyclist died following a collision involving a lorry on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Oct 1.
The accident resulted in a major traffic jam along PIE under the Chantek flyover, according to an AsiaOne reader who was commuting on a Tower Transit bus on the highway.
The reader passed by the accident site at around 12.50pm, just 10 minutes after seeing an ambulance drive past her bus on the PIE.
Another AsiaOne reader also spotted several police vehicles and a Crime Scene Investigation van at the scene.
A motorcycle could be seen lying on its side on the expressway, surrounded by traffic cones, in footage provided by the readers.
AsiaOne is unable to independently verify how the accident occurred.
In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said that they were alerted to a road traffic accident involving a motorcycle and a lorry along the PIE towards Changi Airport on Oct 1 at around 9.50am.
The motorcyclist was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital unconscious, according to the police and SCDF.
He subsequently died in hospital.
The police added that the 48-year-old lorry driver is assisting with investigations, which are ongoing.
laili.abdeen@asiaone.com
10 月 1 日，一名 28 岁的摩托车骑手在泛岛高速公路 (PIE) 上与一辆货车相撞后身亡。
据一位乘坐 Tower Transit 公交车在高速公路上通勤的 AsiaOne 读者称，事故导致 Chantek 高架桥下的 PIE 路段出现严重交通拥堵。
读者大约在下午 12 点 50 分经过事故现场，就在 10 分钟前，她看到一辆救护车从她乘坐的公交车在 PIE 高速公路上驶过。
另一位AsiaOne读者也在现场发现了几辆警车和一辆犯罪现场调查车。
读者提供的视频显示，一辆摩托车侧翻在高速公路上，周围散落着交通锥。
AsiaOne无法独立核实事故发生的原因。
针对 AsiaOne 的询问，警方和新加坡民防部队表示，他们于 10 月 1 日上午 9 点 50 分左右接到报警，称在通往樟宜机场的泛岛高速公路 (PIE) 上发生了一起涉及摩托车和卡车的交通事故。
据警方和新加坡民防部队称，摩托车驾驶员被送往陈笃生医院时已失去意识。
他随后在医院去世。
警方补充说，这名48岁的货车司机正在协助调查，调查仍在进行中。
laili.abdeen@asiaone.com