http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20121123-385387.html
Mr Chan Beng San, then 56, driver of a CNG-fuelled bus, had picked up a group of 19 NSFs from Jurong Camp 1 at 6.45am on Aug 13, 2010 and ferried them to the Poyang Range at Old Lim Chu Kang Road where the group alighted at 7.05am.
The group had smelled something similar to petrol or fuel when they boarded the bus earlier and had alerted Mr Chan about it but he dismissed it and even suggested that some previous passengers could have brought durians onto the bus.
He then drove the bus away from the range.
About 15 minutes later, the group, which had left some items behind in the bus, called Mr Chan's mobile phone for help.
It was answered by someone who told them that the bus had exploded.
Investigations also revealed that the explosion could have happened while Mr Chan was still in his driver's seat and the bus was on the move.
The explosion, which started at the front of the bus, was so great that all the seats in the bus were pushed backwards. The windscreens were completely shattered and the roof above the door and the driver's seat were completely burned.
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A witness who was driving along the same stretch of Old Lim Chu Kang Road spotted Mr Chan sitting on the road, a short distance away from the front of the burning bus and subsequently pulled him away from the bus to the side of the road and called the police.
When they arrived at the scene, officers found that Mr Chan could not speak and was disorientated.
He was rushed to the Singapore General Hospital by ambulance for treatment but died from complications arising from his burns four days later.
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