Two injured in 7-vehicle accident along AYE involving trailer, tipper truck, van and 4 lorries
A seven-vehicle accident occurred on the Ayer Rajah Expressway on the morning of November 13. The crash involved a trailer, a tipper truck, a van, and four lorries. It happened around 10.35am heading towards Tuas before the Normanton Park exit. Social media video shows front bumpers lodged into the vehicles ahead. A 49-year-old lorry driver and a 27-year-old passenger were taken conscious to the National University Hospital. Police are currently investigating the incident.
Two persons were injured in a seven-vehicle accident along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) on Friday (Nov 13) morning. The incident — which involved a tipper truck, a trailer, a van, and four lorries — happened at about 10.35am along AYE towards Tuas before the Normanton Park exit.A video of the incident posted on social media shows most of the vehicles with their front bumper lodged into the rear of the vehicle ahead.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said that a 49-year-old male lorry driver and a 27-year-old male lorry passenger were taken conscious to the National University Hospital.The police added that investigations are ongoing.Of the 15,292 vehicles involved in accidents last year, some 2,455 were either goods van or pick-up; lorry, tipper truck/trailer; or, buses.In a parliamentary reply to Member of Parliament Ng Shi Xuan (Sembawang GRC) on Aug 5, Senior Minister K Shanmugam, who is also Minister for Home Affairs, said that the most common causes of accidents in 2025 were: