Woman dies in accident at Queen Street Bus Terminal; cross-border bus driver arrested
A 30-year-old woman died after an accident at Queen Street Bus Terminal in Bugis on the evening of 6 October 2026, The Straits Times reported. A 32-year-old bus driver was arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.
According to the report, the woman was found trapped under a bus and was freed by the Singapore Civil Defence Force using hydraulic rescue equipment. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Causeway Link, which runs the cross-border CW2 service from the terminal, said the accident involved one of its buses and expressed regret.
The terminal was closed for several hours. SBS Transit’s Service 170 was diverted and resumed normal operations at around 11.50pm, when the terminal reopened. Police investigations are ongoing.
The Straits Times noted that the terminal handles cross-border services to Malaysia, including SBS Transit’s Service 170, Causeway Link’s CW2 and the Singapore-Johore Express, so the closure disrupted evening trips across the Causeway for several hours.
The police arrested the driver under the offence of driving without due care and attention causing death. Being arrested does not mean a person has been found guilty, and the case will be decided by the courts if charges are brought. The terminal was reopened later the same night.
Queen Street is a busy, compact terminal for services to Johor Bahru, with buses manoeuvring close to queuing passengers. The case is a reminder for every bus and coach operator that terminals, interchanges and pick-up points are among the highest-risk places in daily operations: low speeds, but many pedestrians in blind spots around large vehicles.
For fleet operators, the general good practice is to brief drivers regularly on terminal and depot routines, keep blind-spot mirrors and cameras working, and set clear rules for reversing and pulling out where passengers gather. The facts of this particular accident are still under investigation, and SGFleetGuide will not speculate on its cause.
Source: The Straits Times — Read the original
