49-year-old motorcyclist dies in BKE crash; bus driver, 50, arrested
What's new: Police are investigating a three-vehicle collision on the expressway toward Woodlands that also involved a lorry.
A 49-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash involving a bus and a lorry on the Bukit Timah Expressway toward Woodlands on Nov. 4, and police arrested the 50-year-old bus driver for driving without due care and attention causing death. Police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force were alerted at about 3:30 p.m. The rider was taken unconscious to Woodlands Hospital, where he later died. SMRT Buses said the motorcyclist was an off-duty bus captain riding home after his shift. The Land Transport Authority warned drivers to avoid lanes 2 and 3 after the Mandai Road exit as the crash caused heavy congestion. Investigations are ongoing.