Twenty-one passengers were injured when the SBS bus they were in ploughed into a bus stop in Eunos Link.
The accident happened at about noon on Saturday.
According to victims, everything came and went in a flash.
"The driver couldn't control his brakes and engine. The bus was speeding away and it hit three cars ahead of us. The passengers were screaming. And a few of them rushed forward to tell the bus driver to stop the bus, but he couldn't stop the bus," recalled Shanti Daniel, a passenger on SBS Service 51.
Passengers said the bus then travelled for another hundred metres before crashing into the ceiling of a bus stop at Eunos Link.
"Many people were injured. But many people came forward to help us and dragged us out of the bus. I fell backwards and somebody helped me to get up and brought me out of the bus," said Daniel.
15 of the victims, including the driver, were sent to Changi General Hospital, while the other six, who are children, were sent to KKH.
SBS Transit has apologised for the incident.
It has sent representatives to the hospitals to assist the injured and is helping police in their investigations.
From Channel NewsAsia, "21 injured when SBS bus rams into bus stop at Eunos Link".
Google for more 'sbs bus accident', and you'll likely come across the following article dated 09 Aug 2007.
A bus was involved in an accident on Thursday morning at Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange.
Some passengers and the driver suffered minor injuries.
The incident occurred at about 7am when the SBS Transit bus, service number 161, was leaving the Interchange.
There were fewer than ten passengers on board.
According to the police, the bus skidded near the entrance of the Interchange.
The driver and four of the passengers were sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital shortly.
Police are investigating the incident and anyone with information can call the Traffic Police Hotline at 1800-5471818.
From Channel NewsAsia, "Driver, 4 passengers hurt in bus accident at interchange".
So what's your point, I can hear someone asking.
The news about the accident has yet so far had any follow-up articles about it. In the 2007 article, I couldn't find any further news revealing more about the accident. It's a pity if we can't learn from the past incident and/or unwilling to share the lessons.
