The roof of a bus stop outside Bukit Panjang Plaza was knocked askew on Sunday (May 3) evening after a double-decker bus allegedly hit it while turning out from the bus bay.<\/p>\n
An image of the incident shared by a reader of Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao shows glass shards on the ground, while the roof is misaligned at an angle.<\/p>\n
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When AsiaOne visited the scene on Monday evening, the damaged bus stop had been removed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In its place, a gazebo was installed as a temporary shelter for commuters.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0A 69-year-old eyewitness, surnamed Teo, told the Chinese daily that he heard a loud cracking sound when the incident happened.<\/p>\n
Vincent Gay, deputy managing director of SMRT buses, told AsiaOne that the incident, involving a service 972 bus, happened at about 5.20pm when the upper left rear of the bus hit the shelter.<\/p>\n
He added that there were no reported injuries and that all passengers continued on their journey on another bus.<\/p>\n
SMRT has since suspended the bus captain from driving duties pending internal investigations.<\/p>\n
The police, responding to media queries, also confirmed that they are investigating the incident.<\/p>\n
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