A 46 year old female pedestrian has passed on on Wednesday (Aug 25) after an unfortunate incident of being trapped under the rear wheel of a bus at Ang Mo Kio Ave 3.
Police were alerted to the incident at 6.45am.
The female pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic and a 56 year old bus driver was subsequently arrested for careless driving which resulted in a death.
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers at the scene extricated the deceased who was trapped under the rear wheel of the bus using a hydraulic rescue equipment.
Ms Tammy Tan, senior VP of corporate communications, SBS Transit has conveyed her apologies over the incident and said that they are trying to contact the next-of-kin of the deceased to offer condolences and assistance.
She also pledged to help and support the family through this difficult times and will fully assist the police in their investigations which are ongoing.
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