Three bus passengers were sent to the hospital on Thursday (15 Oct) after three public buses were involved in a chain collision in Yishun.
Photos of the incident posted in the Complaint Singapore Facebook group showed the damaged buses outside a bus stop along Yishun Avenue 2.
Source: Complain_zai via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
In some of the photos, a Service 853 bus operated by Tower Transit was seen stopped in the middle of the road.
Source: Complain_zai via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
Its windshield was shattered, with its frame curved inwards. Debris was also scattered across the road.
A man wearing an SBS Transit uniform stood by the side of the road looking at the bus.
Source: Complain_zai via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
An image posted by SG Road Vigilante (SGRV) on Facebook revealed the extent of the damage, with a gaping hole apparent in the windshield.
Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook
In another photo, an SBS Transit bus with a smashed rear end had mounted the kerb nearer the bus stop.
It ended up resting partially on the pavement, a piece of metal dangling off its body.
Source: Complain_zai via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
An SGRV image showed that the SBS bus had also sustained damage to its front, with its windshield cracked and bumper partially dislodged.
Two men in SBS uniform and a man in an SBS vest stood in front of the bus.
Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 3pm.
It took place along Yishun Avenue 2 in the direction of Canberra Link, and involved three buses.
Three bus passengers were sent to the hospital in a conscious state — a 75-year-old man and two women aged 48 and 52.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at about 3.05pm, told MS News that they were conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
Another two people were assessed for minor injuries but they declined to be sent to the hospital.
Additionally, a 35-year-old male bus driver is assisting with police investigations, which are ongoing.
In a Facebook post at 4.14pm that day, Tower Transit said its Service 853 rear-ended SBS Service 852 at about 3.05pm.
This happened at the bus stop outside Block 790 Yishun Ave 2, it noted.
The initial accident caused a chain collision with SBS Service 851.
The transport operator also said that six passengers had reported injuries, with three of them conveyed to the hospital.
In a comment on its post, a passenger in Service 852 said they were snoozing on the bus when the accident caused them to “fly off” their chair.
Source: Facebook
Tower Transit is working closely with the Traffic Police, Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SBS to support investigations, and also trying to get in touch with the injured to extend care and support, it maintained, adding:
We’re really sorry for the hurt and inconvenience this has caused all the passengers, bus captains and road users who were involved.
It advised those injured or their family members to contact the company at 1800 248 0950 or feedback@towertransit.sg.
SBS spokesperson Grace Wu confirmed, in response to MS News’ queries, that Service 852 was rear-ended and mounted the kerb, also colliding with Service 851 in front of it.
Five passengers on 852 were injured, and three among them were sent to the hospital for treatment. An SBS team was at the hospital to offer care and support.
SBS has spoken to two of the hospitalised passengers and is trying to reach the remaining person to check on their well-being and offer assistance.
As for 851, no injuries were reported. Neither of the SBS bus captains were hurt.
Passengers on both buses who were not injured continued their journeys after being transferred to other buses.
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Featured image adapted from Complain_zai via Complaint Singapore on Facebook.