Man seen threatening, verbally abusing Go-Ahead bus captain over boarding dispute
A male commuter verbally abused and allegedly threatened a Go-Ahead Singapore bus captain on Wednesday. The dispute occurred on bus service 136 along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6. Social media video shows the man shouting and clenching his fists near the driver while the bus was moving. This is the fourth reported case of its kind since May. It follows a previous instance where a man received 11 months in prison for punching a different bus driver.
A Go-Ahead Singapore bus captain was verbally abused and allegedly threatened by a male commuter on Wednesday (Nov 4).This is the fourth such reported case since May, despite the recent sentencing of a man to 11 months' imprisonment for punching a SBS Transit bus captain.The latest incident on board Go-Ahead Singapore (GAS)-operated bus service 136 happened along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6.A video of the incident circulating on social media shows a male commuter standing next to the bus captain while the bus is in transit. He is seen speaking loudly, even leaning forward at one point with his fists clenched, punching into the space in front of the bus captain. The bus captain does not raise his voice and continues talking to the man throughout in a seemingly calm manner.A GAS spokesperson told AsiaOne that its preliminary investigations indicate that the man had gestured for the bus captain to move forward at the bus stop along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6.