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Hearse carrying coffin among 4 vehicles involved in accident on CTE; 3 taken to hospital

SINGAPORE — Three people were taken to hospital after an accident involving several vehicles, including a hearse carrying a coffin, occurred along the Central Expressway (CTE) in the late morning on Thursday (April 20).

Exterior damages seen on one of the lorries (left) involved in an accident on the Central Expressway, which also included a bus (right).

Exterior damages seen on one of the lorries (left) involved in an accident on the Central Expressway, which also included a bus (right).

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SINGAPORE — Three people were taken to hospital after an accident involving several vehicles, including a hearse carrying a coffin, occurred along the Central Expressway (CTE) in the late morning on Thursday (April 20).

A 29-year-old male lorry driver and two of his male passengers, aged 36 and 37, were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

Two lorries, a van and a bus were part of the accident on CTE towards Seletar Expressway, before the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 exit, the police said in response to TODAY’s queries.

They and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said that they were alerted to this around 11.50am.

It is unclear how the accident happened.

However, a video clip posted on Roads.sg's Facebook page showed a dashcam footage capturing a bus swerving abruptly towards its right, narrowly avoiding a collision with a nearby car.

Debris can be seen scattered on the road close to the bus.

One of the vehicles involved in the accident was a hearse carrying a coffin.

Several images posted on a Facebook page named Singapore Roads Accident.com showed the rear-door glass of the hearse being shattered and there seemed to be dents on its exterior.

Another lorry belonging to Comfort Design, a furniture retailer, also sustained dents on its back door due to the accident.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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