{"id":25494,"date":"2026-01-03T22:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25494"},"modified":"2026-01-03T22:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:05:35","slug":"bus-driver-helping-with-investigations-after-accident-involving-bus-and-5-cars-on-sle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25494","title":{"rendered":"Bus driver helping with investigations after accident involving bus and 5 cars on SLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A bus driver is assisting with police investigations following a multi-vehicle accident on the evening of <!-- -->Jan 2<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The bus he was driving is not operated by any of Singapore\u2019s <!-- -->four<!-- --> public bus operators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said in response to queries that they were alerted to the accident involving<!-- --> a bus and five cars<!-- --> on the SLE, in the direction of the BKE, at about <!-- -->7.30pm<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A <!-- -->19-year-old male motorist<!-- --> had minor injuries, but declined to be taken to hospital, the authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A <!-- -->34-year-old male bus driver,<!-- --> the police said, is assisting with investigations, which are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Footage taken from a vehicle passing by the accident shows its aftermath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a <!-- -->video<!-- --> uploaded on Facebook, a blue bus with the words \u201cBas Pekerja\u201d, which means factory bus in Malay, can be seen at the end of the trail of damaged vehicles. Its windscreen appears to be shattered, and debris can be seen on the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In front of the blue bus is a <!-- -->Malaysian-registered silver<!-- --> multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) with a damaged rear. Several people can be seen standing near the car, including a police officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The front of the silver MPV appears to have crashed into the rear of a white MPV, which is partially off the ground and has its bumper dislodged. <\/p>\n<p>The bonnet of the white MPV, meanwhile, is crumpled against the rear of a Singapore-registered silver saloon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The front of the silver saloon appears to be in contact with another Singapore-registered white saloon. <\/p>\n<p>Another car with Malaysian plates and a badly dented boot is parked a few metres away from the silver saloon. <!-- --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">An SCDF ambulance can be seen in front of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Accidents - traffic\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Accidents &#8211; traffic<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for SLE\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">SLE<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Police\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Police<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for SCDF\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">SCDF<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/bus-driver-helping-with-investigations-after-accident-involving-bus-and-5-cars-on-sle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A bus driver is assisting with police investigations following a multi-vehicle accident on the evening of Jan 2. 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