SINGAPORE – A 30-year-old motorcyclist died after a collision with an SBS Transit bus on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Oct 9.
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to the accident on the PIE towards Changi before the Bedok Reservoir Road exit at about 5pm that day.
They said the female motorcyclist was taken unconscious to Changi General Hospital, where she subsequently died.
In response to a media query, SBS Transit spokeswoman Grace Wu said CCTV footage from the off-service bus, which was in the third lane, showed the motorcyclist, who was between two vehicles in the adjacent lanes on the right, falling.
“The impact caused her to be thrown into lane three, where our bus captain swerved and applied the emergency brakes in an effort to avoid her, but sadly could not,” said Mrs Wu.
She added that SBS Transit has provided the CCTV footage to the police to aid in investigations.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of the motorcyclist and would like to extend our sincere condolences to her family during this very difficult time,” she said.
In dashcam footage from a passing car, posted on Facebook page SGRV, a van and an SBS Transit bus are seen making a sudden stop on the expressway.
As the car with the dashcam passes the scene, an orange scooter is seen on its side in the third lane, in front of the bus.
A person believed to be the bus driver and another motorist are later seen crouching and checking under the front of the bus.
Police investigations are ongoing.
