Upper Changi Road East is a road in Singapore, that is built in 1978 from Bedok Road to Upper Changi Road North. On 22 September 2008, Ernest Mok drove into the bus lane and did not know there is a bus lane.
It is a major two-way road in eastern Singapore that goes from Bedok Road via Simei Avenue, Simei Road to Tampines Expressway/Pan Island Expressway interchange. It had bus lanes from Bedok Road to Simei Avenue. It also passes through Singapore Expo and Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Truck trapped in the sinkhole[]
The driver of the truck who asked to be identified Mr Su said he was driving along Upper Changi Road East towards Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal at 830am when he suddenly felt the road giving way. The truck, which was carrying soil collapsed into the road, then sunk into the ground on 23 April 2014.
“The truck could not move once it sank into the road. I quickly climbed out,” Mr Su said in Mandarin. Mr Su, who was driving alone, was not hurt.
The accident happened about 50 metres away from a construction site for the upcoming Downtown Line 3. Construction workers said tunnelling works had started near the accident site in November 2013.