Wanted: Good Samaritans who helped stop bus after Tower Transit driver suffered medical emergency
Singapore's public bus operator Tower Transit is looking for a SBS Transit bus captain and several commuters — for a good reason. In a social media post on Tuesday (Sept 15) afternoon, Tower Transit said one of its service 854 bus captains suffered a sudden medical emergency while approaching a bus stop along Hougang Avenue 3 on Monday afternoon and subsequently became unresponsive.Fortunately for the bus captain, a man at the bus stop noticed the bus captain slumped over in the driver's cabin and banged on the doors to alert passengers on board, who then came forward to help.According to Tower Transit, one passenger checked on the bus captain while another called for an ambulance, and a third engaged the bus's handbrake, bringing the vehicle safely to a stop.Meanwhile, an SBS Transit bus captain also stepped in and alerted Tower Transit's control centre, while the man who had banged on the bus's doors helped to explain the situation.Thanks to the quick thinking and public-spiritedness of these individuals, Tower Transit said that all passengers were safe.The bus captain is also in a stable condition and receiving medical care.