28 people injured in morning accident on Changi Road involving three buses
SINGAPORE - Twenty-eight people were injured in an accident on Thursday morning along Changi Road. It involved an SMRT bus and two SBS buses.
The injured were taken to Changi General Hospital by ambulance and the support vehicles, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and police said. It is understood there were no serious injuries.
The three buses - SMRT's service number 67, and SBS service numbers 2 and 7 - were travelling in the same direction when they collided.
SCDF said a fire engine, three ambulances and three support vehicles were despatched to the accident scene which was near Masjid Kassim mosque, after receiving a call at about 9.30am.
Mr Patrick Nathan, SMRT's vice-president of corporate information and communications, said that 10 passengers on bus number 67 were injured.
"Our immediate priority was the safety and care of all affected passengers. Our bus captain assisted to transfer the remaining passengers to the next bus to continue their journey," he added.
"We apologise for the inconvenience caused, and will be extending assistance to the injured passengers."
Ms Tammy Tan, senior vice-president of corporate communications at SBS Transit, also apologised and added that its priority was the well-being of the injured commuters.
"We have sent down several teams to the hospital to meet with them to extend care and concern," she said.
Several people at shops and homes nearby said they had heard a loud collision and saw black smoke coming out from one of the buses.
Mr Song Choon Gee, who owns a hardware shop opposite the accident site, said: "I thought something fell so I walked out to take a look and saw that the three buses had collided. I also saw a lot of black smoke... Bus 67 was sandwiched between two buses."
A shopkeeper, who would give his name only as Mr Ng, 52, added: "From what I could see, those on board the buses had light injuries."
A resident of Keng Yee Garden near the accident site, who did not want to be named, said many passengers were told to alight the buses and they were "sitting around".
Police said that investigations are ongoing.
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