Family's tribute to bus driver
The family of a bus driver killed as he made his way home from work have paid tribute to a "kind and quiet man."
Father-of-three Satpal Singh died yesterday at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, with his family at his bedside. He suffered head injuries after he was hit by a bus at Wolverhampton Bus station last Thursday. Nephew Suckvinder Singh, aged 35, said: "My uncle was a kind and quiet man.
"He kept himself to himself and looked after his family.
"He always wanted to be a bus driver, he used to say he wanted to drive something big. I used to see him on the 543 Finchfield service and the 501 Tettenhall service."
The 52-year-old Mr Singh of Lambert Road, Park Village, had just finished work and was heading home when he was struck by the single decker in the Pipers Row station.
Two buses were involved in the crash, which happened at around 10.40am.
It is thought one bus then hit another and one of the buses went on to smash into a shelter. A female bus driver was also taken to New Cross with a foot injury.
Two women who witnessed the accident suffered breathing difficulties and were also taken to hospital.
Alex Perry, operations manager for National Express West Midlands, where Mr Singh had worked for the past four years said: "Our thoughts and condolences are with the family at this sad time.
"We are continuing to work with police and the relevant authorities."
The National Express West Midlands buses involved were a 506 Pendeford circular service and the 546 Wolverhampton to Northway via Bilston.
Mr Singh leaves his wife, 49-year-old Balvinder Kaur and has two sons, Sukhvinder and Hardeep, as well as a daughter Nisha, all aged in their 20s.
A funeral is expected to be organised in the next week.
