Woman dies after accident at Queen Street Bus Terminal, bus driver arrested
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The person, who had been trapped under a bus, was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.
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- A 30-year-old woman died after being trapped under a bus at Queen Street Bus Terminal in Bugis on Oct 6, and SCDF pronounced her dead at the scene.
- Police arrested a 32-year-old bus driver for driving without due care and attention causing death. Investigations are ongoing.
- Causeway Link said the crash involved one of its buses and offered sympathy. The terminal closed briefly, and Service 170 was diverted before normal service resumed.
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SINGAPORE – A woman died and a bus driver was arrested following an accident at the Queen Street Bus Terminal in Bugis on the evening of Oct 6.
In a media reply, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the police said that they were alerted to a road traffic accident at about 7pm.
The woman, 30, was found trapped under a bus and was released using hydraulic rescue equipment.
She was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic, while a 32-year-old bus driver was arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death, the police added.
Investigations are ongoing.
The bus terminal runs cross-border bus services to Malaysia, including SBS Transit Service 170, Causeway Link Service CW2, and the Singapore-Johore Express.
Causeway Link, which operates the CW2 service, acknowledged that the accident involved one of its buses and expressed deep regret over the tragedy.
“Our team is working closely with the relevant authorities and will cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation,” the transport operator told The Straits Times on Oct 7.
“Our deepest sympathies are with the pedestrian’s family and loved ones during this difficult time.”
The company added that it is extending assistance to those affected amid ongoing investigations.
“Out of respect for those affected and the ongoing investigation, we are unable to comment further on the circumstances of the incident at this time,” it said.
The fatal incident forced the temporary closure of Queen Street Bus Terminal and triggered route diversions for some commuters.
SBS Transit said in a Facebook post at 9.19pm on Oct 6 that its Service 170 had stopped operating out of the terminal owing to an accident.
When contacted, a company spokesman said that the terminal was temporarily closed and later reopened at about 11.50pm the same night.
Service 170 resumed normal operations at around the same time.
Additional reporting by Daniel Lai