58-year-old bus driver dies after double-decker bus crashes into tree along Woodlands Avenue 2

SINGAPORE – A 58-year-old bus driver has died after the bus he was driving crashed into a tree in Woodlands.

Both the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the Singapore Police Force were informed of a road accident on Woodlands Avenue 2 towards SLE to Woodlands Avenue 9 at around 9.25am on Tuesday (April 16).

Police confirmed that the accident involved a bus that hit a tree. The driver was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in an unconscious state, where he subsequently died.

The police investigation is ongoing.

A video posted on the Instagram account “sgfollowsall.backup” on Tuesday afternoon shows a double-decker bus apparently crashing into a tree with a shattered windshield.

Some SCDF officers and SBS Transit staff were seen near the bus attending to the accident. Pieces of tree bark had been detached and were lying on the grassy area next to a footpath.

This was already the second accident involving a double-decker bus within the past week.

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Another accident occurred last Thursday (April 11), when an out-of-service double-decker bus attempted to enter Yishun Bus Station at around 6:30am.

Photos posted on the Facebook group Singapore roads accident.com on Friday showed the right front of the bus appearing to have hit a wall, ripping out and shattering the windscreen. Shards of glass can be seen all over the ground.

“No one, including our bus captain, was taken to hospital for treatment. We are currently investigating the incident,” said Grace Wu, spokeswoman for SBS Transit.

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