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His sharp eye helped to reunite a missing dementia patient with his family.<\/p>\n
Tower Transit bus captain Mohammad Azhar Bin Mustafa had noticed an elderly passenger on board who appeared disoriented and almost overpaid his fare.<\/p>\n
The bus captain decided to engage the passenger and intervene.<\/p>\n
Mr Azhar escorted the passenger to Yishun Bus Interchange, where he alerted the police. It was later discovered that the man was a missing dementia patient.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Mr Azhar’s attentiveness and quick thinking, the passenger was safely reunited with his family.<\/p>\n
Mr Azhar was one of five public transport workers lauded for being transport heroes by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a Facebook post<\/a><\/span> on Dec 13.<\/p>\n Others include bus captains from SBS Transit and Go Ahead Singapore who helped the elderly, and a pair of bus captains from SMRT who extinguished a car fire.<\/p>\n In its post, LTA said: “In the third quarter of 2025, our transport workers have received more than 33,000 heartfelt compliments from commuters.”<\/p>\n “Let’s keep celebrating and appreciating their service,” encouraged LTA.<\/p>\n
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