9 people, including 6-year-old, hospitalised after school bus overturns on CTE

Singapore — An accident on the Central Expressway (CTE) on Monday morning (Feb 7) resulted in nine persons being brought to the hospital, including a six-year-old child. 

The accident, which involved a school bus turning turtle, occurred before 8:00 am.

Police, who are currently investigating the incident, were alerted to the mishap at around 8:10 am, CNA reported.

The victims taken to the hospital were between six and 60. Seven victims were brought to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the other two were taken to Sengkang General Hospital.

They were all conscious when brought to the two hospitals. The seven brought to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital are believed to be students, while the other two were the female driver and a bus attendant.

Photos of the overturned minibus were circulated on social media, including on the Facebook pages of SG Road Vigilante – SGRV and Gowhereforsg.

According to SG Road Vigilante, the bus allegedly lost control and overturned along the CTE toward the Tampines Expressway (TPE), at the slip road into Seletar West Link.

A video of the aftermath of the incident was also posted on the SG Road Vigilante YouTube page.

Shin Min Daily News reported that the school bus was en route to an international school in Yishun, XCL World Academy.

A witness to the incident told Shin Min that the students and the driver mostly had minor cuts and bruises on their heads, faces and limbs, but added that the children had been frightened by the accident.

Some passers-by stopped to assist the children out of the bus and moved them to the side of the road, as well as placed paper and cloth on the oil spill under the minibus to prevent it from catching fire.

On its Facebook page, the Singapore Silly Cyclists also posted photos of the overturned school bus, as well as the children who were moved to a safe place afterwards.

/TISG

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