Task force on bus safety to tap foreign expertise for best practices

Group has spoken to passengers, road users, bus captains and operators

- Vanessa Paige Chelvan Correspondent

A task force formed to scrutinise the safety of public buses here will engage international experts, regulators and operators in the coming months to identify suitable practices that Singapore's public bus sector can adopt, Minister of State for Transport Murali Pillai said in Parliament on Nov 13.

The task force aims to complete its review by the first half of 2025, Mr Murali told the House. Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat previously said the group—announced on July 1 after a spate of accidents involving public buses—aimed to wrap up its review by early 2025.

Mr Murali, who is leading the task force, gave an update on its progress, in response to a question from Mr Saktiandi Supaat (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC).

Mr Saktiandi, who chairs the Government Parliamentary Committee for Transport, had asked about the task force's key focus areas and to what extent it has engaged various parties to improve safety.