SINGAPORE: Two people were killed and five others injured after an accident along the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) on Saturday afternoon (Mar 11), involving at least six motorcycles and a van.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted at 3.50pm to the incident which happened after the Seletar Expressway (SLE) exit, towards Woodlands.
(Photo: Aishah Osman/ Facebook)
A video circulating on Whatsapp shows some motorcyclists lying bleeding on the ground.
SCDF said the injured were sent to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and two men were pronounced dead on arrival.
(Photo: Lee Hing Kit Derrick/ Facebook)
The accident caused a congestion stretching to the Mandai Road entrance, according to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a tweet at about 5.15pm. Motorists were advised to avoid the extreme left lane.