Motorcycle catches fire after four-vehicle accident on TPE; 9 people taken to hospital东江高速公路发生四车相撞事故，其中一辆摩托车起火；9人被送往医院
A motorcycle caught fire after an accident involving a car, a lorry and two motorcycles on Tampines Expressway (TPE) towards the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Wednesday (Oct 7).Facebook page Tiagong SG shared a video of the aftermath on Wednesday, where a large white lorry can be seen stopped in the middle of the expressway, with a fire burning on the...
A motorcycle caught fire after an accident involving a car, a lorry and two motorcycles on Tampines Expressway (TPE) towards the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Wednesday (Oct 7).
Facebook page Tiagong SG shared a video of the aftermath on Wednesday, where a large white lorry can be seen stopped in the middle of the expressway, with a fire burning on the road in front of it.
Debris appears to be scattered near the front of the lorry.
Traffic is seen being diverted towards the left side of the road, while three people are visible near the scene.
One of them appears to be wearing a motorcycle helmet.
In response to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire along the TPE towards the PIE, after the Punggol Road exit, at about 6.50am.
The fire involved a motorcycle, with members of the public extinguishing the fire using fire extinguishers before SCDF arrived.
SCDF sent eight people to Sengkang General Hospital and one person to Changi General Hospital.
Another person was assessed for minor injuries but declined to be taken to hospital.
The police said they were alerted to the accident at the same time.
A 40-year-old male lorry driver and his six passengers, aged between 21 and 61, as well as two male motorcyclists aged 25 and 37, were taken conscious to hospital.
The 40-year-old lorry driver and a 55-year-old male car driver are assisting with investigations.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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10 月 7 日星期三，在淡滨尼高速公路 (TPE) 开往泛岛高速公路 (PIE) 的路段，一辆汽车、一辆卡车和两辆摩托车发生交通事故，其中一辆摩托车起火。
周三，Facebook 页面 Tiagong SG 分享了一段事故发生后的视频，视频中可以看到一辆大型白色卡车停在高速公路中间，卡车前面的路面上燃起了大火。
卡车前部附近似乎散落着一些碎片。
可以看到车辆被分流到道路左侧，现场附近可以看到三个人。
其中一人似乎戴着摩托车头盔。
针对 AsiaOne 的询问，新加坡民防部队 (SCDF) 表示，他们于早上 6 点 50 分左右接到报警，称在榜鹅路出口之后，TPE 通往 PIE 的路段发生火灾。
起火点是一辆摩托车，在新加坡民防部队到达之前，有民众使用灭火器将火扑灭。
新加坡民防部队派出8人前往盛港综合医院，1人前往樟宜综合医院。
另有一人因轻伤接受检查，但拒绝被送往医院。
警方表示，他们也是同时接到事故报告的。
一名 40 岁的男性货车司机和车上 6 名乘客（年龄在 21 岁至 61 岁之间），以及两名年龄分别为 25 岁和 37 岁的男性摩托车骑手，在被送往医院时意识清醒。
40岁的货车司机和55岁的男性轿车司机正在协助调查。
警方调查仍在进行中。
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