SINGAPORE: Five cars were involved in a chain collision on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Thursday (Jan 18) afternoon, causing congestion for more than an hour.
Channel NewsAsia understands that there were no injuries.
The Land Traffic Authority (LTA) alerted drivers to the accident slightly past 4pm. The authority also said there was congestion until the Toa Payoh exit, and warned drivers to avoid the first lane.
About 10 minutes later, the LTA sent out another tweet, saying that the congestion had extended until the CTE (City) exit.
The congestion was cleared about one hour later, although there heavy traffic remained after the Thomson Road exit, according to another LTA tweet.