2 die after Tampines crash involving 2 cars and motorcycle; search underway for 2 who allegedly fled scene
A motorcyclist and his pillion rider died in hospital after a multi-vehicle collision along Tampines Avenue 12 on Thursday (Oct 29) night.The police are currently tracing the whereabouts of a male car driver and his female passenger, who allegedly fled the scene before officers arrived.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident involving two cars and a motorcycle at about 10.35pm.A 24-year-old male motorcyclist and his 24-year-old female pillion rider were unconscious when taken to Changi General Hospital, where they subsequently died.A 25-year-old woman, who was driving one of the cars involved, was conscious when taken to Sengkang General Hospital.Police said the male driver and female passenger of the other car were not at the scene when officers arrived. Preliminary investigations revealed that they had left after the accident, and efforts to establish their whereabouts are under way.Photos circulating online showed the motorcycle wreckage in the aftermath of the accident.Nearby, one car was seen overturned on its side on a grass verge.