'I saw the driver waving': SMRT bus captain who fought car fire near KKH says he couldn't ignore call for help
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SMRT bus captain Yau Minddin Bin Muhamad had a moment of deliberation when he saw a car on fire near KK Women's and Children's Hospital, but concern for the vehicle occupants spurred him into action.The 48-year-old had been driving bus service 960e back to Wo'I saw the driver waving': SMRT bus captain who fought car fire near KKH says he couldn't ignore call for help
SMRT bus captain Yau Minddin Bin Muhamad had a moment of deliberation when he saw a car on fire near KK Women's and Children's Hospital, but concern for the vehicle occupants spurred him into action.The 48-year-old had been driving bus service 960e back to Woodlands Depot when he passed by the burning BMW along Bukit Timah Road on Sunday (Aug 17) evening.In an interview with AsiaOne on Wednesday, Yau said he stopped his vehicle at a bus stop ahead and thought for «a couple seconds» if he should lend a helping hand.«Then, I saw the driver waving but no one helping,» he recounted.«If my family or our colleague was trapped there, I cannot just ignore and leave it...if something happened [like an] explosion, I cannot forgive myself.»The bus captain of almost 10 years grabbed a portable fire extinguisher on board the bus and ran across the road.«No matter who they are, strangers or [someone] close, it's not important. That's why when I reached, the first thing I asked was whether any person was trapped in there.» Read more
