An SBS Transit assistant interchange supervisor has been recognised for rescuing an elderly woman who was lying in the middle of a road along Jurong West Central 3.
In a July 3 Facebook post, SBS Transit announced that Wong Chee Chuon had been presented with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Community First Responder Award in recognition of his actions.
The incident took place on March 25, when an elderly woman was found lying in the middle of a two-lane road outside Boon Lay bus interchange.
‘My priority was her safety’
In a separate Facebook post on March 27, SBS Transit recounted Wong’s encounter.
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“When I saw her lying in the middle of the road, I didn’t think further — my priority was her safety,” he said.
Wong stepped onto the road and approached her calmly, but she refused to move and appeared visibly distressed as traffic began to build up behind her.
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