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Fifteen injured as buses collide
By Loh Chee Kong, TODAY | Posted: 05 May 2008 0648 hrs

 
 
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SINGAPORE: A collision at Admiralty Road between an SMRT bus and a private bus left 15 people injured on Sunday evening.

According to a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesperson, the casualties suffered injuries ranging from head wounds to fractures to the arms, ankles and collarbones.

The SCDF received a call about the accident at 8.36pm and several ambulances arrived on the scene. Except for one casualty who was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, the rest – including the driver of the SMRT bus – were conveyed to the National University Hospital. The driver of the private bus was unhurt.

It was not known at press time how many passengers the two buses were carrying respectively.

According to eyewitnesses, the private bus was carrying more passengers and the SMRT driver was trapped in his vehicle.

Taxi driver Shen Tian Hua told TODAY that the front of the SMRT bus was "badly mangled".

Said Mr Shen: "Shards of glass were all over the road and the two buses were blocking two of the three lanes. It was messy."


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