2 kids on school bus taken to hospital after accident with car in Bukit Timah, 4 people arrested

Four people were arrested after an accident involving a school bus and a car at Bukit Timah Road outside the RoyalGreen Condominium on the morning of March 6.

Two children on the bus, aged 8 and 9, were conscious when taken to the hospital, said the police.

Videos posted online show a burning car near the heavily damaged bus after the crash.

 

Sharing a video of the accident's aftermath, Stomper Eugene said: "We drove past right after they put out the fire and saw some school boys by the pavement.

"Some of them were crying, but they didn't seem hurt. It must be really traumatic for them."

In response to a Stomp query, the police said they were alerted to the accident at 6am.

The car caught fire upon the crash. Police officers pulled two car passengers from within the car to safety.

The 32-year-old woman and 27-year-old man were subsequently arrested along with a third passenger – a 22-year-old man – for traffic-related offences.

The 26-year-old male car driver was arrested for failing to provide breath specimen.

All four were conscious when taken to the hospital.

 

When contacted by Stomp, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the car fire near the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Maple Avenue at about 6.20am.

SCDF extinguished the fire using a water jet.

The six people were taken to National University Hospital. Another person was assessed for minor injuries but declined to be sent to the hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

In a Facebook post at around 9am, SBS Transit announced that bus services 74, 151, 154, 156, 157, 170, 174 and 852 were delayed along Bukit Timah Road towards Clementi Road because of an accident.

 

Police investigations are ongoing.