A 68-year-old man died of his injuries after being thrown forward when an SBS Transit bus he was on braked abruptly to avoid a collision, a coroner’s court heard on Thursday (Mar 10).
Mr Siah Keok Tiang died eight days after the incident on Sep 8, 2021. He was returning home from his dialysis treatment when he fell inside bus 175, which was travelling along North Bridge Road at the time.
His children attended the coroner's inquiry into the circumstances of his death. A Traffic Police investigation officer was the only witness called to the stand when the hearing opened on Thursday.
According to police investigations, Mr Siah left his dialysis centre at Upper Boon Keng Road at about 11.30am and took the bus home. He was preparing to alight at the bus stop in front of Bugis Cube on North Bridge Road when the incident happened.
Camera footage from the bus that day showed that it was travelling in the extreme left lane of North Bridge Road, which was the designated bus lane.
A car was travelling ahead of the bus in the lane to the right of the bus lane. The driver of the car wanted to turn left into Liang Seah Street, and started indicating a left turn before the junction of Tan Quee Lan Street. This was about one street before the left turn into Liang Seah Street.
The footage showed the car slowing down as it neared the bus and the turn. When the bus driver saw the car inching into the bus lane, the bus’ emergency brake was applied to avoid a collision.
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Mr Siah Keok Tiang died eight days after the incident on Sep 8, 2021. He was returning home from his dialysis treatment when he fell inside bus 175, which was travelling along North Bridge Road at the time.
His children attended the coroner's inquiry into the circumstances of his death. A Traffic Police investigation officer was the only witness called to the stand when the hearing opened on Thursday.
According to police investigations, Mr Siah left his dialysis centre at Upper Boon Keng Road at about 11.30am and took the bus home. He was preparing to alight at the bus stop in front of Bugis Cube on North Bridge Road when the incident happened.
Camera footage from the bus that day showed that it was travelling in the extreme left lane of North Bridge Road, which was the designated bus lane.
A car was travelling ahead of the bus in the lane to the right of the bus lane. The driver of the car wanted to turn left into Liang Seah Street, and started indicating a left turn before the junction of Tan Quee Lan Street. This was about one street before the left turn into Liang Seah Street.
The footage showed the car slowing down as it neared the bus and the turn. When the bus driver saw the car inching into the bus lane, the bus’ emergency brake was applied to avoid a collision.
More at https://shrtcô.de/KkyIyl
