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Former SMRT bus driver jailed for fatal accident

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Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
April 29, 2009
Jailed for fatal accident <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong

</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--> A FORMER SMRT bus driver who caused the deaths of two people and injured two others in a lorry along an expressway was jailed for 10 months and banned from driving for eight years on Wednesday. Tay Siang Ching, 30, a Malaysian, pleaded guilty to causing the deaths of Madam Tan Chui Hoon, 58, and Mr Michael Motcharaj, 33, by doing a rash act along Tampines Expressway on July 9 last year. He was adjusting the right wing mirror of the bus which resulted in the bus veering left from the left lane into the road shoulder and hitting a stationary lorry. He also admitted to grievously hurting lorry driver Toh Kee Heng, 55. A third charge of causing hurt to Mr Halim Kerim, 29, was taken into consideration.

The court heard that Tay was driving towards Changi Airport when he saw the lorry with its hazard lights on at the road shoulder about 50m away. The lorry driver had stopped the vehicle there for his workers to rearrange the dried palm leaves loaded at the back. While driving, Tay stretched out his right hand to adjust the mirror, and occasionally looked right to check on the alignment, which affected his focus on the road. The collision threw Mr Halim off from the rear cabin and flung over the left guard railing where he landed in a drain. The impact pushed the lorry forward into the centre lane, with its front against the flow of traffic. All four were injured and taken to hospital where Mr Motcharaj died less than an hour later. Madam Tan died shortly from a traumatic rupture of the heart. Both the lorry driver and the other injured were warded for three days. Tay could have been jailed for up to five years and fined for causing death by doing a rash act. The other other offence is punishable with up to four years and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
 

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Jailed for 10 months? Dun anyhow say hor......... u kill someone while driving only go to jail for 1 day and fine 10K......... dun believe me? .....go ask the Honorable Justice Choo :p
 
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