in what is a shocking but rare occurence while travelling on a bus, a woman, madam ding weibo, age 54 years old, fell and hit her head on a seat, after the smrt bus driver braked suddenly, leaving her in a coma.
this incident happened on sunday evening, after madam ding and her daughter, ms ding xiao sui, 27, had been shopping in orchard road and took bus service 167 outside the heeren shopping mall to commute back to their home at cantonment close.
after hitting her head, madam ding immediately fell unconscious and yesterday, her condition had deteriorated.
doctors told madam ding's husband, mr you bu jia, 58, that his wife's brain swelling had worsened despite an emergency operation on sunday night to remove part of her skull, to relieve pressure in her head.
mr you and his family who hails from the poeple's republic of china are singapore ......