Accident at Woodlands Checkpoint causes 3-hour lane closure; 4 people taken to hospital
Accident at Woodlands Checkpoint causes 3-hour lane closure; 4 people taken to hospital
SINGAPORE - Four people were taken to the hospital after an accident involving a car and a bus at Woodlands Checkpoint on the morning of May 24.
It also resulted in a lane closure for three hours, according to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
In response to queries, the police said they were alerted to the accident at Woodlands Crossing at 5.30am.
A 48-year-old male car driver and his three passengers, aged between 14 and 78, were taken conscious to the hospital, the police added.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said two people were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital while another two were taken to Sengkang General Hospital.
In a video uploaded on Facebook group Malaysia-Singapore Border Crossers Group 2 , at least three ambulances, one fire engine, two SCDF support vehicles and several rescue workers can be seen at the scene.
A silver-coloured MPV, which has a badly dented bonnet, appears to have collided with a Causeway Link bus.
In its first alert on Facebook at 6.10am, ICA said the accident blocked one out of three lanes leading into the Causeway.
At about 7.53am, ICA said all three lanes were blocked for 15 minutes to allow SCDF to wash the oil spillage at the accident site. More than 15 minutes later , it updated that the spillage had been cleaned and two out of three lanes were opened for vehicles departing for Johor Bahru.
At 9.09am, ICA said all lanes were open for departing traffic.
'Travellers planning to depart Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint should expect delays,' it said, adding that motorists are advised to follow its Facebook page for updates.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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