58-year-old bus driver dies after double-decker bus crashes into tree along Woodlands Avenue 2

The bus driver had been conveyed unconscious to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, where he later died.

Ronald Goh
·News and Lifestyle Producer
Updated ·2-min read
Screen grabs of road traffic accident along Woodlands Avenue 2 on morning of 16 April 2024
Screen grabs of road traffic accident along Woodlands Avenue 2 on 16 April 2024 morning (Photos: Instagram/sgfollowsall.backup)

SINGAPORE — A 58-year-old bus driver has died after the bus he was driving crashed into a tree in Woodlands.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the Singapore police were both alerted to a road traffic accident along Woodlands Avenue 2 towards SLE after Woodlands Avenue 9 on Tuesday (16 April) at about 9.25am.

The police confirmed that the accident involved a bus which had collided into a tree. The driver was conveyed unconscious to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, where he subsequently died.

Police investigations are ongoing.

A video posted on Instagram account "sgfollowsall.backup" on Tuesday afternoon showed what looks like a double-decker bus which had crashed into a tree, with its windscreen shattered.

A few SCDF officers and SBS Transit staff were seen around the bus attending to the accident. Parts of the tree bark were dislodged and seen on the grass patch next to a footpath.

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It was the second accident involving a double-decker bus that occurred over the past week.

SBS Transit investigating accident at Yishun Bus Interchange where bus smashed into wall

Another accident took place last Thursday (11 April), involving an off-service double-decker bus that was turning into Yishun Bus Interchange at about 6.30am.

Photos posted on Facebook group "Singapore roads accident.com" on Friday showed what looked like the right front side of the bus crashed into a wall, with a dislodged and smashed windshield. Shattered glass can be seen all over the ground.

"No one, including our bus captain, was conveyed to the hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, we are looking into the incident," said SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu.

Photos of off-service SBS bus accident at Yishun Bus Interchange on 11 April 2024 (Photos: Facebook/Singapore roads accident.com新加坡公路意外网页)
Photos of off-service SBS bus accident at Yishun Bus Interchange on 11 April 2024 (Photos: Facebook/Singapore roads accident.com新加坡公路意外网页)

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