'She's in a lot of pain': Elderly woman falls and fractures back after bus doors close on her

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An elderly passenger fell and fractured her back after a bus captain closed the doors while she was exiting the vehicle. The accident happened last Friday (Aug 4) afternoon at a bus stop along Toa Payoh Lorong 8, reported Shin Min Daily News. Huang, 51, told the Chinese evening daily that his 78-year-old mother boarded the bus from Toa Payoh...

The accident happened last Friday afternoon at a bus stop along Toa Payoh Lorong 8, reported Shin Min Daily News.

"The doors suddenly closed on my mother, she couldn't dodge them in time due to her slower reaction," he said. "The doors hit her shoulder and she fell to the ground."According the elderly woman, the bus driver told her that he had accidentally pressed a button to close the front doors. "My mother's still warded in hospital for observation. She can't turn over in bed due to her back pain," he said.With the medical expenses amounting to $3,000, Huang is worried that no one would be able to take care of his mother after she is discharged from hospital.

 

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