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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - SMRT Now Slap Passenger Not Paying Fare </TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right>
Subscribe </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgF noWrap align=right width="1%">From: </TD><TD class=msgFname noWrap width="68%">wt19 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate noWrap align=right width="30%">Feb-17 11:09 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT noWrap align=right width="1%" height=20>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname noWrap width="68%">ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 13) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft width="1%" rowSpan=4> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>7380.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>Mdm Yang, 55, a cleaner, informed Shin Min Daily that she was on board bus 903 on Monday night when she witnessed the incident.
She and about ten other passengers boarded the bus at Woodlands interchange at about 10.20pm.
At around 10.45pm, when the bus reached the bus stop in front of block 206 at Marsiling, the bus driver started shouting at one of the men on the bus, accusing him of not paying the bus fare.
Mdm Yang told Shin Min that the passenger appeared drunk, or groggy and did not respond.
Annoyed at being ignored, the bus driver stopped the bus and walked up to the passenger demanding to know why he did not pay the bus fare.
After some time, the passenger started swearing at the driver. The enraged driver finally slapped the passenger and called the police.
Mdm Yang said that the passenger did not react when slapped and continued to sit in a dazed state.
'Held hostage' on bus
After the bus driver made the police report, he wanted the passengers to act as witnesses and refused to let them alight.
"We told him that it was late. Everyone was cold, and we asked him to let us off the bus but he refused to open the doors," Mdm Yang said.
Mdm Yang also told Shin Min that the driver spoke to her rudely, and asked her in harsh tones not to bother him as he was already in a bad mood.
They were only allowed to get off when the police arrived. As it was already very late, the passengers headed to Johor Bahru had to walk to the Woodlands checkpoint.
According to Mdm Yang, many passengers were unhappy at the behaviour of the bus driver, but were simply too tired to complain.
SMRT replies: Passenger hit driver
In response to media queries, SMRT replied that the bus driver wanted to ascertain if the passenger had paid his fare.
When the passenger did not respond, the driver explained that he had to get off the bus if he had not paid the fare. The passenger then started to shout vulgarities at the driver and hit him.
According to SMRT, the police is investigating the case and the bus driver is receiving treatment for his injuries.
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She and about ten other passengers boarded the bus at Woodlands interchange at about 10.20pm.
At around 10.45pm, when the bus reached the bus stop in front of block 206 at Marsiling, the bus driver started shouting at one of the men on the bus, accusing him of not paying the bus fare.
Mdm Yang told Shin Min that the passenger appeared drunk, or groggy and did not respond.
Annoyed at being ignored, the bus driver stopped the bus and walked up to the passenger demanding to know why he did not pay the bus fare.
After some time, the passenger started swearing at the driver. The enraged driver finally slapped the passenger and called the police.
Mdm Yang said that the passenger did not react when slapped and continued to sit in a dazed state.
'Held hostage' on bus
After the bus driver made the police report, he wanted the passengers to act as witnesses and refused to let them alight.
"We told him that it was late. Everyone was cold, and we asked him to let us off the bus but he refused to open the doors," Mdm Yang said.
Mdm Yang also told Shin Min that the driver spoke to her rudely, and asked her in harsh tones not to bother him as he was already in a bad mood.
They were only allowed to get off when the police arrived. As it was already very late, the passengers headed to Johor Bahru had to walk to the Woodlands checkpoint.
According to Mdm Yang, many passengers were unhappy at the behaviour of the bus driver, but were simply too tired to complain.
SMRT replies: Passenger hit driver
In response to media queries, SMRT replied that the bus driver wanted to ascertain if the passenger had paid his fare.
When the passenger did not respond, the driver explained that he had to get off the bus if he had not paid the fare. The passenger then started to shout vulgarities at the driver and hit him.
According to SMRT, the police is investigating the case and the bus driver is receiving treatment for his injuries.
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