Part of KPE tunnel closed due to car on fire
SINGAPORE: Part of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) was closed on Tuesday evening (Jul 5), after a car caught fire in the tunnel.
At 9.17pm, the Land Transport Authority tweeted that the tunnel in the direction of Tampines Expressway (TPE) was closed after the Airport Road entrance due to an accident.
A member of the public, Sunshine Ong sent Channel NewsAsia a video of the burning car, saying she filmed it in the tunnel at 9.17pm.
Several drivers took to Facebook and Twitter to complain of the jam, and at least one person said motorists were being told to make a U-turn and exit via Bartley Road East.
An LTA announcement broadcast on the radio to drivers in the tunnel urged them to drive out of the tunnel at once, or if they were unable to do so, to "turn off the engine and walk to the nearest emergency exit".
As of 10.30pm, Channel NewsAsia understands that the fire has been extinguished.
- CNA/ly