From saving lives to putting out fires: Bus drivers who go out of their way to help others

To mark Kindness Day SG, which falls on May 17, The Straits Times speaks to individuals who go out of their way to help people and spread kindness.

Recalling her cardiopulmonary resuscitation training by SBS Transit, the 35-year-old Malaysian sprang into action. She got two other passengers to help lay the man down on the floor of the bus, before she performed CPR on him for about 15 minutes straight. “When it happened, I knew what I had to do and all I could think of was to help him the best I could.”

During the pandemic, when passengers had to wear masks on public transport, Ms Chin also kept a stash beside her for people who did not have a mask with them. She even gives out chocolates to children as they board the bus because they remind her of her own.

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