SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): An elderly man died after he lost his balance and fell in an SBS Transit bus on the evening of March 12.
The 80-year-old had stood up from his seat and was preparing to alight when he fell before he could grab a pole, said SBS Transit spokeswoman Grace Wu in response to queries.
The bus, which was plying the service 262 route, was making a right turn at a junction in Ang Mo Kio when the incident occurred.
The driver provided first aid to the man and called an ambulance, added Grace Wu.
When contacted, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to the incident at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 and Bishan Road at about 8pm.
The man was conscious when taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he subsequently died.
Grace Wu said: “We are in touch with his family and are saddened to learn of his passing. We would like to extend our deepest condolences to them during this difficult time of loss.”
The man’s family has tapped social media to appeal for eyewitnesses.
Facebook user Sharlene Lee, who identified herself as his granddaughter, posted on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page that he hit his head.
He had boarded the bus at AMK Hub, she added.
“We are looking for any possible eyewitnesses who saw what happened or heard from anybody about the accident,” she wrote.
Police investigations are ongoing. - The Straits Times/ANN
