A 17-year-old student of one of Singapore's top JC allegedly
punched a bus driver in the face during a quarrel on
Wednesday.
The 53-Year-Old SBS Transit driver tried to stop the HCI student
from leaving.
The teen's girlfriend, who is from another school, had been found
to be using an invalid concession card.
The bus driver, who suffered minor bruises on his face, was given
two days medical leave. He had lodged a police report against the
student, and the police said they are still investigating.
SBS Transit said it is taking the matter seriously as the driver
was assaulted in the course of his duty.
Ms Tammy Tan, SBS Transit's director of corporate communications,
said the bus captain had acted accordingly to company procedures
when he retained the concession card.
Bus captains, she said, are authorized to retain any concession
card for investigation.
''Our bus captains have the right to work without fear of being
attacked.We will seek redress for them through all available
channels,'' She said.
The driver, Mr Wong Kok Leong, told TNP on Sunday that he never
expected to be assaulted on the job in his 25 years of
working.
Worse, he said, was being hit by someone younger than his own
children, who are aged 18, 20 and 25.
Mr Wong said that on Wednesday afternoon, the student and his
friend boarded his SBS bus No 170, opposite HCI, on Dunearn
Rd.
The boy was in his school uniform but the girl was not.
The boy's friend tapped he wallet on the card reader,but it could
not deduct the fare from the EZ-LINK card.
Instead, the card reader beeped continously.
Tired liao.. someone continue leh 
