Bus passenger taken to hospital after accident in Lornie Road
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In photos of the accident posted on Facebook, an SBS Transit bus is seen with a shattered windscreen and a badly damaged front door.
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SINGAPORE – A bus passenger was taken to hospital after an accident involving a bus and a prime mover in Lornie Road on the night of March 27.
Police said they were alerted to the accident, which happened in the direction of Thomson Road, at about 10.25pm that day. A 55-year-old male bus driver is assisting with investigations, police said.
The male passenger, 54, was taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, SBS Transit spokeswoman Grace Wu on March 28 said the company is trying to reach out to the passenger who was taken to hospital “to extend care and assistance as best we can”.
She added that the operator is assisting the police in their investigations.
It is not known whether other passengers were on board the bus when the accident happened or which bus service was involved.
In photos of the accident posted on Facebook, an SBS Transit bus is seen with a shattered windscreen and a badly damaged front door.
A prime mover is seen on the left of the bus, with a portion of its guard rail broken off and lying on the road.
