SINGAPORE, June 14 -- A 27-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital after an accident with a car on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) towards the Woodlands Checkpoint early this morning.

The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to the accident at about 12.10am today.

According to The Straits Times, the motorcyclist was conscious when taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

Images posted on Facebook show a yellow Singapore-registered Aion sport utility vehicle with its left rear side severely damaged.

A Malaysia-registered motorcycle can be seen lying wrecked on its side behind the car, with parts scattered across the road.

Another photo shows a person lying on the ground as nearby motorists attend to him. ...