{"id":98195,"date":"2026-11-08T02:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98195"},"modified":"2026-11-08T02:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:59:02","slug":"smrt-bus-captain-killed-in-bke-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98195","title":{"rendered":"SMRT bus captain killed in BKE crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A<!-- --> 49-year-old <!-- -->SMRT bus captain <!-- -->died after an accident involving<!-- --> <!-- -->his<!-- --> <!-- -->motorcycle,<!-- --> <!-- -->a<!-- --> bus and a lorry on the BKE towards Woodlands<!-- --> on the afternoon of <!-- -->Nov 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A <!-- -->50-year-old driver <!-- -->of the bus<!-- --> was arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death, <!-- -->the <!-- -->police said in response to media queries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the accident on the BKE a<!-- -->t around 3.30pm on Nov 4<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The motorcyclist was taken unconscious to Woodlands Hospital, where he later died, the authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Expressing his condolences, SMRT Buses deputy managing director Vincent Gay said the bus captain was off duty and riding his motorcycle home after his shift when the fatal collision occurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of our colleague, a bus captain,\u201d Gay said on Nov 5 in response to media queries. \u201cOur thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time. We are in touch with his family and will provide the support they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a video of the accident\u2019s aftermath posted on Facebook, a blue motorcycle can be seen lying on its side on the second leftmost lane on the road, with a detached top case a few metres away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A lorry with its hazard lights flashing<!-- --> <!-- -->is seen further down the same lane, while a blue bus is in the lane to its right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In an X post at around 3.30pm, the Land Transport Authority alerted motorists to the accident on the BKE towards Woodlands, after the exit towards Mandai Road, and advised them to avoid lanes two and three.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The accident follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/motorcyclist-dies-after-accident-with-car-on-bke-near-woodlands-checkpoint?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">another fatal collision near Woodlands Checkpoint on Nov 1<\/span><\/a>, where a 60-year-old male motorcyclist died after an accident with a car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to the Traffic Police\u2019s mid-year road traffic statistics, the number of traffic accidents resulting in injuries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/more-road-accidents-injuries-in-first-half-of-2026-even-as-fatalities-fall-traffic-police?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">increased from 3,748 in the first half of 2025 to 3,869 in 2026<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of people injured in traffic accidents rose from 4,894 in the first half of 2025 to 5,090 during the same period in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Motorcyclists and pillion riders were involved in 55.6% of all traffic accidents from January to June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They continue to be the largest group of road users involved in fatal accidents, accounting for 45.9% of all road deaths in the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/off-duty-smrt-bus-captain-killed-in-bke-crash-another-bus-driver-arrested\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 49-year-old SMRT bus captain died after an accident involving his motorcycle, a bus and a lorry on the BKE towards Woodlands 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