An elderly woman in Singapore lost a lawsuit claiming the bus driver was negligent after she fell while boarding a double-decker bus. The judge ruled that the driver was not at fault and the accident was due to the woman losing her balance.
An elderly woman in Singapore has lost a civil negligence lawsuit against transport operator SBS Transit and the bus driver following an accident where she fell while climbing the stairs of a double-decker bus. District Judge Samuel Wee ruled that the accident was not due to the driver's negligence but rather the woman missing a step and losing her balance as the bus moved off from the stop. The woman, Tran Thi Phuong Nga, was in her late 60s when she boarded the bus on February 17, 2020.
Carrying a bag of food in her right hand, she climbed the steps to the upper deck while holding the handrail with her left hand. As she reached the top, the bus moved off, and she fell. In her lawsuit, filed in 2022, Nga alleged that the driver, Lui Nai Yu, had moved off before ensuring she was seated and that he was distracted by a conversation with another passenger. The driver, represented by lawyer Willy Tay, denied any breach of duty. He argued that he was not required to wait for all passengers to be seated before moving off and that he had not made any sudden movements. The court examined cases from Australian, English, and Scottish courts and found no general requirement for a bus driver to wait for all passengers to be seated before moving off. However, the judge noted an exception for vulnerable passengers, which he ruled did not apply to Nga, as she had moved quickly and independently.
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