4 May 2008
Along Admiralty Road, before the underpass and just infront of
Woodlands Secondary School, around 8pm, an unidentified Scania
Strider with Tiger Beer ad smashed head on onto a private bus,
which is also a Scania. The Strider suffered severe damage,
windscreen smashed, one of the door leaflets was almost destroyed
completely, EDS is badly damaged. Front door area was also badly
crushed. The Scania coach suffered damage to its rear and engine.
Engine was seen leaking oil onto the floor.
17 people were reported hurt in the news.
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, May
5
SINGAPORE: A collision at Admiralty Road between an SMRT bus and
a private bus left 15 people injured on Sunday evening.
According to a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
spokesperson, the casualties suffered injuries ranging from head
wounds to fractures to the arms, ankles and collarbones.
The SCDF received a call about the accident at 8.36pm and
several ambulances arrived on the scene. Except for one casualty
who was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, the rest — including the
driver of the SMRT bus — were conveyed to the National University
Hospital. The driver of the private bus was unhurt.
It was not known at press time how many passengers the two buses
were carrying respectively.
According to eyewitnesses, the private bus was carrying more
passengers and the SMRT driver was trapped in his vehicle.
Taxi driver Shen Tian Hua told TODAY that the front of the SMRT
bus was "badly mangled".
Said Mr Shen: "Shards of glass were all over the road and the
two buses were blocking two of the three lanes. It was messy." —
TODAY/so