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2 persons taken to hospital after 9-vehicle chain collision at KPE tunnel

Screengrab from a video on Facebook showing the scene of the collision and the damage sustained by one of the vehicles (right) involved.

Screengrab from a video on Facebook showing the scene of the collision and the damage sustained by one of the vehicles (right) involved.

Two people were taken to hospital after a nine-vehicle chain collision in the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) tunnel on Thursday (Oct 27) afternoon.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force were alerted at around 4.45pm to the accident, which happened along KPE towards Tampines Expressway (TPE) after the Bartley Road East exit.
Videos and images circulating on social media showed eight cars and a van lined up one after another in a chain collision in the centre lane of the KPE tunnel.
Most the vehicles appeared to have significant damage to their front and rear, with a tow truck seen towing away a Toyota that was smashed in front.
A 14-year-old female passenger and a 40-year-old female car driver were conscious when driven to the hospital, the police said.

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