Motorcyclist dies after accident with prime mover, car on KJE
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The accident occured on the KJE towards BKE near the Woodlands exit at about 7.20am on Oct 27.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM CHRISENGKH/TIKTOK
- A 47-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash on the KJE towards BKE near the Woodlands exit at about 7.20am on Oct 27.
- The accident involved a car, a motorcycle and a prime mover with trailer. SCDF said the rider was pronounced dead at the scene, and police investigations continue.
- The case comes as road accidents rise in Singapore. Traffic Police figures show more crashes and injuries in the first half of 2026, with motorcyclists still the largest group in fatal accidents.
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SINGAPORE – An accident on the KJE turned fatal on the morning of Oct 27, leaving a 47-year-old male motorcyclist dead and bringing traffic to a crawl.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the police said they were alerted to the accident on the KJE towards BKE near the Woodlands exit at about 7.20am.
The accident involved a car, a motorcycle and a prime mover with trailer.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at scene by an SCDF paramedic.
Images and videos of the incident on social media show a blue police tent pitched next to a prime mover with trailer, with traffic cones cordoning off the area.
In one video, a motorcycle can be seen lying on its side underneath the prime mover’s flatbed trailer with a red car halted in front of the heavy vehicle and an ambulance and fire engine parked farther ahead.
Land Transport Authority traffic marshals and SCDF personnel are also spotted at the scene.
The number of road traffic accidents and casualties are on the rise in Singapore, with Traffic Police figures showing a three-year upward trend in the first half of 2026.
Injury-causing traffic accidents alone rose from 3,748 in the first half of 2025 to 3,869 during the same period in 2026.
The number of people injured in traffic accidents rose from 4,894 in the first half of 2025 to 5,090 during the same period in 2026.
Motorcyclists and pillion riders were involved in more than half (55.6%) of all traffic accidents from January to June.
They continue to be the largest group of road users involved in fatal accidents, accounting for 45.9% of all road deaths in the first half of 2026.
Police investigations are ongoing.