Off-duty SMRT bus captain, 49, killed in BKE crash while riding motorcycle home after work, another bus driver, 50, arrested

A 49-year-old male motorcyclist died after an accident involving his motorcycle, a bus and a lorry on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) towards Woodlands on the afternoon of Nov. 4.

He was an off-duty SMRT bus captain, The Straits Times reported.

In response to Mothership's queries, the police said that a 50-year-old bus driver was arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.

Accident scene

A Facebook video showed the aftermath of the accident on the second lane from the left.

One blue motorcycle was flipped over on its side, with debris strewn across the road.

An individual was lying down near it, and blood stains were also visible on one of the lanes.

A man wearing a Land Transport Authority (LTA) vest was at the scene, and a few other individuals were on the same lane with their motorcycles stopped a short distance ahead.

Vehicles continued to pass by the scene in other lanes on the four-lane road.

Motorcyclist died

At about 3:30pm on Nov. 4, the police were alerted to an accident involving a motorcycle, a bus and a lorry, along BKE towards Woodlands.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the road traffic accident along BKE towards Woodlands Checkpoint after Mandai Road exit.

SCDF conveyed the motorcyclist unconscious to Woodlands Hospital, where he later died.

Police investigations are ongoing.

Deeply saddened

SMRT Buses deputy managing director Vincent Gay expressed his condolences, noting that the off-duty bus captain was riding his motorcycle home after his shift at the time of the accident.

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of our colleague, a bus captain. He was off duty and riding his motorcycle home after work when he was involved in an accident on the Bukit Timah Expressway.

Our 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."