SMRT Bus Captain Helps Visually Impaired Couple Alight & Board At Bukit Panjang

Despite the addition of infrastructural aids around us, those with visual impairments may still face challenges getting around.

Seeing a visually impaired couple stumbling at a bus stop in Bukit Panjang, an SMRT bus captain decided to stop his vehicle closer to the kerb and hold their hands as they boarded the bus.

Later as the pair was about to get off at Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, the bus driver again assisted them as they alighted.

SMRT captain stops bus near kerb for visually impaired couple

On Thursday (16 Mar), MS News reader Veronica was waiting for a Service 976 bus near Block 485 Segar Road when she spotted a visually impaired couple.

The pair appeared to b...