Taxi gets crushed between 2 lorries in PIE chain collision

Seven people were sent to hospital following a serious pile-up accident along the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) on Friday morning (28 Oct).

A video uploaded to the ‘Singapore Roads Accident’ Facebook page shows a blue ComfortDelGro taxi being rear-ended by a white lorry causing the taxi to hit the rear of another vehicle. The accident crushed the front and rear of the taxi, leaving debris on the road.

The Singapore Police Force has said that it was alerted at around 8 am to an accident along PIE in the direction of Tuas after Changi South Exit 3, involving two lorries and a taxi.

Six lorry passengers, aged between 25 and 35, and the 57-year-old male taxi driver were taken to hospital in a conscious state. Paramedics conveyed all seven to Changi General Hospital.

A ComfortDelGro spokesperson has said that the taxi was driving in the middle lane of the PIE at the time of the accident. When the vehicle in front slowed down, the taxi also stopped.

She said, “Unfortunately, a lorry behind failed to stop in time and collided with the rear of the taxi, resulting in a chain collision.”

She revealed that there were no passengers in the taxi but the driver is on medical leave with minor injuries to his hands and back: “We have made contact with him and will do our best to assist him. We are also assisting the police investigation.”

The 34-year-old male lorry driver who rear ended the taxi is assisting in ongoing police investigations.

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