Morning rush hour traffic in many parts of Punggol slowed to a crawl on Tuesday morning (March 7), following an accident 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.
According to the Land Transport Authority’s One Motoring website, the accident occurred around 6.39am. A spokesman from the Singapore Civil Defence Force said: “One ambulance was dispatched. Two persons were conveyed 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.
TODAY understands that four vehicles – two cars and two motorcycles – were involved in the accident.
UPDATE: Punggol Field should still be avoided. Wait times 20m more than avg #singaporetraffic https://t.co/bRWuFvTYDf pic.twitter.com/hWi35EInhO
— Unusual Traffic SIN (@WazeTrafficSIN) March 7, 2017
Stuck in punggol for 1 hour already! I was at punggol at 715. Now 811 and I’m STILL at Punggol. Uncle said cause there’s an accident
— … (@sarahcsj) March 7, 2017
Traffic is so bad omg it’s been 20mins and im still in punggol
— rach (@rachelcruzado) March 6, 2017
Source: TodayOnline
