SINGAPORE – Seventeen people were taken to the hospital after an accident involving multiple vehicles near Woodlands Checkpoint on the morning of Nov 29.

In response to The Straits Times’ queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to an accident on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE), towards Woodlands Checkpoint, before Woodlands Checkpoint viaduct, at about 8am. 

Three lorry drivers, aged between 36 and 43, their 13 passengers aged between 22 and 49 as well as a 63-year-old car driver were conscious when taken to the hospital.

Nine people were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, while eight were taken to Woodlands Health Campus.

A video of the scene posted on Facebook shows several vehicles occupying the two leftmost lanes of the expressway, with debris scattered around them.

In another video, a blue bus can be seen with a badly damaged front windshield. Two stationary lorries and two cars – all with dents or damage visible – can also be seen as the video pans across the scene.

The Land Transport Authority, in a post on X at about 8.05am on Nov 29, advised motorists to avoid the third and fourth lanes on BKE before Woodlands Checkpoint.

The police are investigating the accident.