SINGAPORE — Morning rush hour traffic in many parts of Punggol slowed to a crawl on Tuesday morning (March 7), following an accident involving five vehicles on the Tampines Expressway (TPE) before the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) exit near Lorong Halus.

The accident caused a congestion up to the Sengkang exit, with motorists around Punggol Central complaining of traffic coming to a standstill. Pictures posted on Facebook showed heavy traffic around the area.

The police were alerted to the accident at 6.36am. The Singapore Civil Defence Force dispatched an ambulance conveying two conscious male motorcyclists, aged 42 and 60, to Changi general hospital.

"It has been a long time since I took the TPE at peak hour, and I just experienced the worst traffic jam in my life. 1 hour from Yishun and I am still at Punggol, when I am supposed to be at Tampines 20 mins ago," Facebook user Justin Ryuji Peng wrote.

Another commuter, Mr Reuben Chin, wrote on Facebook that his commute from Fernvale to Punggol took him 40mins.

Three cars and two motorcycles were involved in the accident, a police spokesman said.

Police investigations are ongoing.