Motorcyclist, 24, skids & falls after tipper truck spills gravel onto CTE

A 24-year-old motorcyclist was sent to hospital after apparently skidding on gravel that spilled from a tipper truck along the Central Expressway (CTE) on Mar. 18.

Police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told Mothership that at about 8:25pm on Mar. 18, they were alerted to the accident along CTE towards the Ayer Rajah Expressway, near the Jalan Bukit Merah exit.

A motorcycle was believed to have self-skidded along the CTE, police said.

Skidded on gravel

Dashcam footage shared to Facebook on Mar. 19 showed that vehicles slowed down as they approached a stretch where gravel was scattered across the road.

The gravel appeared to have covered two lanes of the highway.

One rider was seen standing over a fallen motorcycle.

Another motorcyclist tried to overtake the cam bike on the left, but ended up skidding and crashing onto the road.

More gravel on the road ahead impeded the vehicles, and some were heard blaring their horns.

A trail of gravel was seen leading up to a tipper truck parked at the road shoulder with its hazard lights flashing.

Woman, 24, sent to hospital

Police said a 24-year-old female motorcyclist was conveyed conscious to the hospital.

SCDF said she was sent to Singapore General Hospital.

Another person was assessed for minor injuries and declined to be sent to the hospital.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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