Singapore-Johor Express bus driver gets jail for running over passenger's legs, later amputated

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SINGAPORE — A bus driver was sentenced to three weeks' jail and banned from driving for two years for driving over a woman's legs at Woodland

The bus bay at Woodlands Checkpoint on Sept 29, 2023.The 74-year-old woman had fallen when he drove off without waiting for her to alight and wound up under the rear bus tyre. Her legs were later amputated.

He was employed at the time by Singapore-Johor Express, a company providing transport between Singapore and Malaysia. He drove off, causing her to fall out of the bus. The rear tyre of the bus ran over her, fracturing parts of her legs and leaving her bloodied on the ground.

 

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