Double-decker bus crashes through road divider into car in Pasir Ris, damages another car & lorry

A double-decker bus crashed through the middle divider of Pasir Ris Drive 1 on Apr. 18, breaching the metal fence, and colliding with one vehicle and damaging at least two others travelling in the opposite direction.

Head-on

The incident occurred at around 2:15pm on Saturday.

The service 39 double-decker bus was seen on dashcam footage turning right from Pasir Ris Street 11 into Pasir Ris Drive 1.

A video posted on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page showed the bus travelling on the leftmost lane initially only to filter right.

The double-decker bus was then seen in the rear camera footage crashing through the road divider and colliding head-on with a red Mercedes-Benz.

Photos of the incident taken after emergency services arrived showed the red car had been forced into the adjoining lane and had caused another collision between a black car and a lorry behind it.

The cars that had been hit appeared to have been waiting at a turning lane at the time, and were stationary.

The bus came to a stop while straddling the divider, ultimately blocking a lane of traffic in either direction.

Several ambulances and at least one police car were seen at the scene.

At least one tow truck was present as well.

Three taken to hospital

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), responding to a query from Mothership, said they were alerted to a road traffic accident along Pasir Ris Drive 1 at 2:30pm.

They conveyed three persons to Changi General Hospital.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said the incident involved two busses, two cars, and a lorry.

A 55-year-old female car driver, a 33-year-old female bus driver, and a 47-year-old male lorry driver were conveyed conscious to the hospital, while a 71-year-old male bus driver is assisting with investigations.

Police investigations are ongoing.

Top image via Mothership reader