Nine people taken to hospital after two buses collide along Upper Thomson Road

SINGAPORE: Nine people were taken to hospital after a bus rear-ended another at a bus stop along Upper Thomson Road on Sunday (Dec 8).

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a road traffic accident along Upper Thomson Road at about 12.40pm.

Nine people were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Another two were assessed for minor injuries but both declined to be taken to hospital.

The police said that those taken to the hospital were a 46-year-old male bus driver and eight passengers, aged between 25 and 79. The police added that they were taken there conscious.

A 57-year-old male bus driver is assisting with investigations.

Police investigations are ongoing.

In a post circulating on social media, multiple SCDF and police vehicles are seen at the site of the accident involving a Tower Transit and SBS Transit bus.

A close-up picture showed the Tower Transit bus had its windshield damaged. The other bus had damage to its rear.

In response to CNA's queries, Tower Transit said its bus service 980 collided with an SBS Transit bus and a bollard at a bus stop along Upper Thomson Road at about 12.30pm on Sunday.

SBS bus service 166 was the other affected bus in the incident. SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu said that the bus was "stationary at a bus stop along Upper Thomson Road, when it was rear-ended by another bus".

The bus captain and six passengers bus were hurt and taken conscious to hospital, said Mrs Wu.

"Our team was at the hospital to extend our care and support to them and to render assistance as best we can.

"We will continue to stay in touch during their recovery and do wish them a speedy recovery," she added.

Tower Transit said there were 20 passengers on board its bus at the time. Two of them were taken to hospital.

The remaining passengers alighted and boarded another bus to continue their journey, the company said, adding that it has suspended the bus captain pending a full investigation.

Tower Transit also apologised to the passengers on both buses who were injured and inconvenienced by the accident.

"We are reaching out to our injured passengers and their families to provide assistance.

"We are also working with SBST (SBS Transit) to assist their injured passengers," Tower Transit said.