A 42-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday morning after she was hit by a bus at about 7.35am.
It is understood that she was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing when a double-decker bus running the service 78 route, turning from Commonwealth Avenue West onto Clementi Avenue 3 ran her over, pinning her underneath the bus.
She was dragged for about 5 metres before the bus came to a stop. Paramedics pronounced her dead on the spot after arriving on the scene at 7.50am.
SBS Transit's senior vice-president for corporate communications, Tammy Tan said the company was very sorry that the accident has happened and their priority is to render assistance to the deceased family.
Ms Tan added that the bus captain has been suspended from driving duties with immediate effect, pending the outcome of investigations.
The police have confirmed that the 47-year-old Singaporean driver is assisting with investigations.
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