A SBS Transit bus was burnt down on the Pan-Island Expressway on 13 February 2026.
In a video circulating online, the Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus was seen engulfed in flames on the road shoulder of PIE near exit 24. Thick black smoke can be seen rising as the fire was seen spread across the entire bus.
Another photo shows the bare structure of the bus after the fire was put out by firefighters.
The incident occured near noon, which caused multiple lanes to be a closed off to traffic and a massive congestion tailing back all the way to Eng Neo Avenue.
Accident on PIE (towards Tuas) after BKE with congestion till Eng Neo Ave. Avoid lanes 2,3 and 4
— LTATrafficNews (@LTAtrafficnews) February 13, 2026
While this stretch of highway is served by bus services 52, 506 and 985, the bus was most likely an off service bus returning to Bukit Batok Depot.
The burned SBS Transit Bus was a Mercedes Benz O530 Citaro Batch 2 bus with a registration number SBS6840D was assigned to Bukit Batok Bus Depot when caught engulfed in flames along PIE when returning to the depot.