SINGAPORE: An accident involving an SMRT bus and a pedestrian
left one elderly man dead on Monday (Nov 17).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to the
incident along Jurong East Street 32 at 11.57am. They sent one
ambulance to the scene, but the 90-year-old man - later identified
by SMRT as Mr Tan - was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police received a call at 11.58am informing them of an accident
along Jurong East Avenue 1 towards Toh Guan Road. The bus driver
was arrested at scene, and investigations are ongoing.
Channel 8 News quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the lower half
of the elderly man's body was mangled, while a walking stick was
seen on the road. It also said the bus windscreen was shattered in
the accident.
The driver was reportedly a 34-year-old female, according to
Channel 8 News. Her relatives told Channel 8 News that she had only
joined SMRT eight months ago, but had 13 years' experience driving
buses in Malaysia.
An SMRT spokesperson said: "We would like to express our deepest
condolences to Mr Tan’s family. We are currently cooperating with
the traffic police on the investigations. We have contacted Mr
Tan’s family and will render assistance as best as we can during
this very difficult time."
