'It was the right thing to do': SBS bus captain returns missing wallet containing $2,400, work permit to distressed passenger
What started as a routine trip for a bus captain turned into a heartwarming act of integrity when he returned a missing wallet to a distressed passenger.In a Facebook post on Monday (July 21), SBS Transit shared the incident involving bus captain, Tan Chiy Ping, who had just completed his shift for Service 138 at Ang Mo Kio Interchange. While inspecting the bus, he discovered a wallet that had been left behind.Inside it was the passenger's work permit and $2,400 in cash. At that time, Senior Assistant Interchange Supervisor Nithyananthan Palne (Nathan) noticed an anxious passenger who reported to the Passenger Service Office that his wallet was missing.Nathan then quickly confirmed the bus' location with the Operations Control Centre and took the man there, in hope of retrieving the lost items. Fortunately, they were able to locate the passenger's belongings, which were then returned to him.