A woman had her foot reportedly run over by a bus along Beach Road, resulting in the skin of her foot being torn off.
The incident reportedly occurred on the night of 30 March along the junction of Beach Road and Jalan Sultan, according to Shin Min Daily News.
The middle-aged woman had her foot run over by a bus and her skin was torn off, as she sat on the road and screamed in pain with blood everywhere.
An eyewitness who was nearby at the time, Wen Fu, told Shin Min Daily News that he was crossing the road near The Concourse at the time at about 9pm when he suddenly heard blood-curdling screams from the opposite side.
He then rushed over and saw an elderly woman who had the skin on her right foot torn off, with blood everywhere.
He said that the injury was horrific, and purportedly caused by a tour bus that moved slightly after running over the woman’s foot and tearing the skin off.
Passers-by went forward to comfort the woman who was in pain, as she sat on the road crying that she didn’t want to live anymore because of the pain.
Driver didn’t know his bus was on the victim’s foot
Another worker at a nearby restaurant, 30-year-old Mr Hu, told SMDN that he saw people banging on the door of the bus and shouting as the injured victim remained on the ground.
Hu said that the bus driver had alighted from his vehicle to take a look at what was happening before he went back to his seat and moved his bus because the wheel was on the victim’s foot.
He believes that the victim was bleeding a lot because her foot had been crushed, and many people helped to call the police and ambulance.
Wen Fu also added that the woman’s husband was informed of his wife’s accident, and he had to explain it to him over the phone because the woman was in too much pain.
The husband was working nearby at the time, and he rushed over immediately and comforted his stricken wife before following her to the hospital.
A pool of blood was seen on the road after the woman was conveyed to the hospital.
The victim’s umbrella, a can of soft drink and the bus also remained behind at the scene.
Driver arrested
The Singapore Police Force said they were alerted to the accident on 30 March at about 9.05 pm, and a 69-year-old female pedestrian was conveyed to the hospital conscious.
The victim is reportedly the owner of a Japanese restaurant.
The 41-year-old driver of the bus has also been arrested by the police for suspected negligent driving causing hurt and was taken away from the scene at about 11 pm.
The driver was reportedly on his way towards a hotel to pick up passengers at the time and was not familiar with the area.
It was also slightly raining at the time and he reportedly didn’t see the pedestrian because he was turning after the traffic light had turned green at the time.
He only realised that somebody had been hurt when he heard people banging on his bus door.