SMRT staff help cyclist with head & face injury outside Labrador Park MRT, pay for his Grab ride home

Two SMRT staff members helped an injured cyclist outside Labrador Park MRT station and paid for his Grab ride home.

This was after the injured rider declined the offer to call for an ambulance.

The cyclist's older brother, Amos Oh, 55, told Mothership that the incident took place on Oct. 5, 2026, at around 5:15am.

Fell from bicycle

Amos said his youngest brother, Michael Oh, 53, had fallen from his bicycle outside Labrador Park MRT station.

He could not remember how he fell, but guessed that he ran over something and fell with his head and face first onto the ground.

"A few young chaps who passed by then, tried to wake him up and told him his forehead was bleeding very badly," Amos said.

Michael then struggled to get up and walked to the toilet of the MRT station, where he tried to wash away the blood stains on his face, but to no avail.

Amos said Michael did not know how badly he was injured at that point.

At around 7am, a foreign worker, who saw Michael bleeding badly in the toilet, went to alert the station’s staff members, Amos said.

The station manager and assistant manager quickly rushed to attend to Michael then.

They administered first aid and tightly bandaged Michael's head wound to control the bleeding.

Amos said the staff also offered to call an ambulance, but Michael declined as he did not realise how seriously injured he was.

Instead, the staff paid for a Grab ride to send Michael home.

Declined reimbursement for Grab fare

The following day, on Oct. 6, Amos visited Labrador Park MRT station at around 1pm to reimburse the staff for the Grab fare.

However, the staff declined his offer.

Amos eventually bought snacks for the staff and insisted they accept them as a token of appreciation for helping his brother.

He expressed his gratitude to everyone who had assisted Michael, saying that their kindness deserved recognition.

"I just want to take this opportunity to say a great thank you to all of them who had helped Michael, when he fell, in one way or another. Words can’t express our gratitude, please keep up the good work guys," Amos said.

He added that he felt their actions deserved to be commended and also serve as an encouragement to everyone to "lend their helping hands whenever possible".

Mothership has reached out to SMRT for comments.

Recovering well

Amos shared that after Michael reached home, their other brother Sean quickly drove Michael to KTPH emergency department.

He was then diagnosed with multiple facial bone fractures and fluid in his head.

The fall also left Michael with a deep cut on his forehead, which caused heavy bleeding, as well as significant swelling and bruising around his left eye.

He had two operations and was hospitalised for almost 10 days from Oct. 5 to 14.

He was eventually discharged from the hospital on Oct. 14 and is in stable condition.

However, a full recovery will take a few months, Amos shared.