Another accident involving bus: Passengers hurt as
driver tries to avoid cab
Several passengers on SMRT bus 951E fell and injured themselves
after the bus driver made an emergency brake as he tried to avoid
colliding into a taxi outside Vista Point in Woodlands at about 8am
today.
According to a STOMPer who was one of the
passengers on the bus, the cabby had
beaten the red light as he was trying to make a right turn at a
traffic junction, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a
signpost.
She said that when the bus driver stepped on the brakes to avoid
crashing into taxi, many of the passengers, including herself, were
thrown forward.
One male passenger had apparently fractured his hand while
another passenger was unable to get up after falling, said the
STOMPer.
She said in her email to STOMP:
"The driver of the yellow cab ran a red light and while the
traffic light was green in favor of the bus I was in, the bus
driver had to step on the emergency brakes to avoid colliding with
the taxi."
She said some of the injured passengers had to be taken to
hospital.
The bus driver, who appeared distressed, was also seen talking
to traffic police officers after the accident, added the
STOMPer.
This was the second incident involving a bus in the last two
days. Last night, eight people were sent to hospital following a
chain collision involving an SBS bus, a lorry, a panel-van and a
saloon car.