Seriously the authorities should place a strict law on such
trucks. The company that operated this vehicle sure kena tio gaogao
liao. Last time was Woodlands Transport, now i cant remember this
company, quite famous for construction too. Both trucks involved
carried concrete blocks, altho the former's load was bigger and
heavier. Both involved trailer trucks, both also happened at 5pm.
And both happened near a bridge. -.-
The accident happened directly after SLE exit into BKE,
prompting a possible accident caused by high speed turning
resulting in the high CG of the truck to topple it over(the exit
into BKE is quite a sharp turn). The load could have shifted when
the truck was turning, making the truck unstable and toppled it
over. A tyre on the trailer might have popped when the truck was
turning, causing a sudden change of load support, again throwing
the truck out of balance suddenly.
I always see these trucks using tubed tyres. Tubed tyres are a
hazard. They can explode if the outer tyre is damaged, leading to
lost of control of vehicle. They puncture easily and deflate
rapidly. Thank god SMRT & SBST uses tubeless for most, if not
all of their buses.
But some things i realised when i saw the scene.
1) the trailer was striaight headed to the center divider. And the
divider isn't much damaged.
2) if the trailer happen to lost control at the SLE exit to BKE,
it would have hit the side of the wall near the chevron
markings.
3) working sites is just around the corner of the SLE exit,
which could mean the trailer drove down by itself without handbrake
or hanbrake failed when its at the site.
4) if the lorry is at high speed, it would have crossed over the
center divider to the opposite direction of the expressway.
