Tipper truck's tyre bursts and leaves trail of debris on PIE

A tipper truck travelling along the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) was seen veering to the left after its left rear tyre burst and left a trail of debris along the road.

A video of the incident was posted on ROADS.sg's Facebook page. It happened on the stretch towards Changi Airport and according to the timestamp, occurred on Aug 27 at about 5.30pm.

https://www.facebook.com/Roads.sg/videos/304090050394466/

The contributor, Alex Soo, said that the tyre "exploded" and shred into pieces.

"Fortunately, the back tyre burst and not the front ones," he added.

"If it was the front ones, [the] truck driver might have lost control of his vehicle."

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