THERE have been 129 cases of vehicles hitting road structures like bridges and gantries since 2000, according to the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

Ten have occurred this year, including the two cases on the Tampines Expressway in the last two weeks.

About two in three of all such accidents involved drivers who did not retract the cranes installed on their lorries. The majority had forgotten to do so, said an LTA spokesman.

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