‘A good husband & father’: SMRT bus captain, 49, killed in crash while riding motorcycle home, says wife

On November 4, 2022, a 49-year-old Malaysian bus captain named Mohd Fakhruzan bin Zakaria tragically died after being involved in a crash while riding his motorcycle home from work. Fakhruzan had just spoken to his wife over WhatsApp at around 10 a.m. on the day of the accident, informing her he would be home between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. According to his wife, he was a careful rider who always reminded her to be cautious while riding.

He had been working as a bus captain for nearly three years at SMRT, and was survived by his wife, three children - two sons aged 10 and 13, and a daughter aged 18. The accident took place on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) when a bus rear-ended Fakhruzan, and a lorry was also involved in the collision. Fakhruzan's motorcycle flipped onto its side, and he was found unconscious at Woodlands Hospital, where he later passed away.

The 50-year-old bus driver involved in the accident was arrested for negligent driving causing death. Fakhruzan's wife, a housewife, expressed her shock at the sudden loss of her husband, describing him as a good husband and father who took good care of his family.