SINGAPORE – Two people in their 20s were taken to hospital after the motorcycle they were riding on was involved in an accident with two cars and caught fire at about 9am on Feb 21.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) towards the Ayer Rajah Expressway, after the Bedok South Avenue 1 exit.

Land Transport Authority traffic marshals put out the fire using dry powder extinguishers prior to the SCDF’s arrival.

A 20-year-old male motorcyclist and his 22-year-old male pillion were conscious when taken to the hospital, the police said.

They were taken separately to Singapore General Hospital and Raffles Hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

• Additional reporting by Kolette Lim

Correction note: In an earlier version of the story, we said that the pillion rider was female. The police has since clarified that the pillion was male.