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Singapore – Two men have been praised for stopping a passenger attacking a bus captain on Pasir Ris Drive 6 on September 15.
SBS Transit held an appreciation session on September 25 to thank Mr. Muhammad Mu’tasim, 25, and Mr. Clement Tan, 29, for assisting the bus captain along with a third person. Each received a basket and a certificate of appreciation. The company seeks the third person.
The assault took place around 2:45 p.m. that day when the captain of the Low Kok Weng bus, which was traveling a Service 21 route, told Ja’afally Abdul Rahim, 52, that he had to wear a mask. The man was not wearing a mask and put it on only after getting on the bus.
Ja’afally then began to swear at Mr. Low and began assaulting him when he stopped the bus to wait for the police.
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SBS Transit said:
“The man grabbed the bus captain by the neck and neck, holding him for more than a minute. He refused to let go even when our BC begged him to. Our BC could be seen cowering with his arms shielding his face as the man began hitting him repeatedly on the head.
“It was here that three young men who were at the bus stop rushed onto the bus and accosted the attacker, dragging him out of the bus to the stop. They pinned him to the ground while they awaited the arrival of the police, who arrived shortly after. Later, the police took him away handcuffed ”.
Mr. Low, who sought medical treatment at Changi General Hospital, was shocked by the incident but suffered no serious injuries.
Meanwhile, Ja’afally has been accused of willfully causing harm and carrying a knife with a 6 cm blade on the bus.
In an interview with the media, Muhammad Mu’tasim, a private student at the University of Buffalo, said he was on his way to his grandparents’ house when he noticed a group of high school students leaning out of a bus near a bus stop. .
He decided to take a closer look as students don’t usually wait at that bus stop and found Mr. Low in his seat and a passenger hitting him. Muhammad Mu’tasim rushed onto the bus and pinned Ja’afally down. He said: “I didn’t feel any fear … I just thought I was intoxicated.”
Added: “I was just focused on subduing the person and it was only later made clear to me that he was holding a gun. I didn’t really think about it much, but in hindsight it was quite a dangerous situation because the knife could have seriously injured any of us. “
Crediting the training he received in the National Service for preparing him on how to react to such a situation, the student said: “If something adverse happens, I think the right thing to do is for someone else to come to help the person.”
Mr. Tan, a financial advisor with Great Eastern insurance firm, also said his NS training helped him handle the situation. At the time, he was heading to the airport to study for his exams.
Mr. Tan noticed the attack as other passengers got off the bus. He said: “When the first attack was launched, two other guys and I went to help and take down the attacker.”
Added: “It was very little time to think. I just went in with the mindset to get the boy out because if they were my loved ones or my friends, I would do the same. “
Mr. Tan, Mr. Muhammad Mu’tasim and the third person kept the assailant on his back. The man was struggling slightly and a passerby shouted that he had a gun in his pocket. They managed to snatch it away.
According to SBS Transit, this was not the first time that one of its bus captains had been abused by face masks. He said after the incident: “What happened yesterday, unfortunately, is not an isolated incident. Several of our BCs have suffered abuse in recent months due to the strict masking rule. This is disgusting. And this must end. “
Cheng Siak Kian, Acting CEO of SBS Transit, added that the company is supporting Mr. Low in his attempt to take legal action while providing him with legal advice. He said on Friday that the company is also working to improve protective shields for its bus captains.
In addition to providing them with training on how to navigate in such situations, Cheng said the captains are equipped with technology like two-way communication and live streaming on demand that can be accessed at SBS Transit’s operations control center to assist them during such situations. . incidents.
Meanwhile, the government has said it will adopt a zero tolerance approach to abuses against transport workers. Echoing SBS Transit’s condemnation of abusive acts against its bus captains, Transportation Minister Ong Ye Kung described the attack on Mr. Low as “despicable”.
The Transport Minister condemns the assault on the SBS bus captain over the mask issue as “despicable”
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