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SINGAPORE: A woman was injured on Saturday (Jul 5) after a bottle was thrown at the bus she was travelling in, SMRT said on Sunday.
Bus service 190 had been travelling along Orchard Road at about 6.45pm on Saturday when a member of the public threw a bottle at the vehicle, resulting in a cracked windscreen, said SMRT Buses deputy managing director Vincent Gay.
“The bus captain brought the vehicle to a safe stop and checked on the passengers. All affected passengers were safely transferred to another bus to continue their journeys,” he said, adding that a female passenger sustained injuries.
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that the 57-year-old woman was taken conscious to Raffles Hospital.
A photo posted on social media app Xiaohongshu shows a double-decker bus with a cracked window along Orchard Road on Jul 5, 2025. (Photo: Xiaohongshu/是cc啊)
Photos of the incident posted on social media showed a double-decker bus parked outside The Heeren with a badly cracked window on the upper floor of its left side. A hole could be seen in the window.
SMRT said it is cooperating with police investigations.
Source: CNA/ec(mp)
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SINGAPORE: A woman was injured on Saturday (Jul 5) after a bottle was thrown at the bus she was travelling in, SMRT said on Sunday.
Bus service 190 had been travelling along Orchard Road at about 6.45pm on Saturday when a member of the public threw a bottle at the vehicle, resulting in a cracked windscreen, said SMRT Buses deputy managing director Vincent Gay.
“The bus captain brought the vehicle to a safe stop and checked on the passengers. All affected passengers were safely transferred to another bus to continue their journeys,” he said, adding that a female passenger sustained injuries.
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that the 57-year-old woman was taken conscious to Raffles Hospital.
A photo posted on social media app Xiaohongshu shows a double-decker bus with a cracked window along Orchard Road on Jul 5, 2025. (Photo: Xiaohongshu/是cc啊)
Photos of the incident posted on social media showed a double-decker bus parked outside The Heeren with a badly cracked window on the upper floor of its left side. A hole could be seen in the window.
SMRT said it is cooperating with police investigations.
Source: CNA/ec(mp)
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