Woman car passenger dies after accident with bus in Punggol Road; police find vape pods in vehicle
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The accident took place along Punggol Road, towards TPE, on May 13.
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SINGAPORE – A 28-year-old woman died in hospital after a bus and the car she was travelling in were involved in an accident in Punggol Road.
A 30-year-old man, who was driving the car, was taken to hospital conscious. The police later found illegal e-vaporiser, or vape, pods in the car.
In response to The Straits Times’ queries on May 15, the Health Sciences Authority said over 1,000 e-vaporisers and related components were discovered. “The driver is assisting the Health Sciences Authority in investigations related to e-vaporiser offences,” it added.
The accident took place in Punggol Road towards the TPE at about 2.50pm on May 13.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force, in response to queries on May 14, said one person was taken to Sengkang General Hospital and the other was taken to Changi General Hospital.
In photos of the accident site, a dark grey car can be seen behind a public bus ahead of a traffic junction. The car windscreen is shattered, and the hood appears badly damaged.
Responding to queries, a spokesman for public transport operator Go-Ahead Singapore said that a service 82 bus was involved in the accident, and that all 10 passengers and the bus driver got off the vehicle safely.
The bus driver helped to contain a fire that had broken out in the car’s engine compartment with a fire extinguisher from the bus, the spokesman added.
