Massive lunchtime traffic jam after woman jumped from overhead bridge along PIE

A woman jumped from an overhead bridge along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) before the Eunos exit on Friday.

The police said that they received a call on April 22, 2016, at about 12.40pm requesting for assistance along the PIE towards Changi near the Eunos exit.

The police said: “Upon arrival, it was established that a case of attempted suicide had occurred at the said location. The 37-year-old woman was conveyed conscious to Changi General Hospital. Police investigations are ongoing.”

Pictures of the incident were posted on Facebook. They showed a woman lying on the road and police vehicles at the scene.

The incident caused heavy traffic jams on the expressway as lanes two and three were off-limits.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for ambulance assistance at the same location: “The SCDF dispatched an ambulance and conveyed a Chinese woman in her 30s to Changi General Hospital. She sustained multiple injuries and the hospital was alerted to be on standby to receive the patient.”

The accident on the PIE towards Changi Airport after Jalan Eunos caused congestion until Kallang Way.

 

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