4 taken to hospital following TPE accident involving 2 lorries and 2 cars

Four people were taken to hospital following a four-vehicle collision on Tampines Expressway (TPE) on Saturday (Nov 7).

A video posted on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante shows three ambulances and a police car at the scene of the accident, as well as a man on a stretcher being wheeled towards an ambulance.

In responds to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they were alerted to the accident on TPE towards the PIE at about 4.45pm on Saturday.

Two male lorry drivers aged 26 and 31, as well as a 48-year-old female car driver and her 17-year-old male passenger were conscious when they were taken to the hospital.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force told AsiaOne that they were alerted to the road traffic accident along TPE towards PIE near Lorong Halus exit.

Four people were taken to Sengkang General Hospital. Another person was assessed for minor injuries and they declined to be taken to hospital.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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