Former national sprinter is nerdy looking

[Blanka]

Man fined, banned from driving for negligence
By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted: 08 February 2011 2207 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A motorist was on Tuesday fined S$9,000 for a negligent act that killed former national athlete Tan Eng Yoon.

Thirty-three-year-old safety supervisor Mohammed Iskandar Ariffin has also been disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for five years.

He had failed to keep a proper lookout while driving his car along Upper Thomson Road at around 7am on January 30, last year.

Iskandar was driving at around 70 to 75 kilometres per hour -- above the designated speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour.

As a result, he hit 82-year-old Mr Tan who was walking home after attending morning mass at the nearby Church of the Holy Spirit.

The President of the Singapore Olympians Association was flung forward and suffered multiple injuries.

He died in Tan Tock Seng Hospital at 9.30am the next day.

Mr Tan is remembered as the athlete who clinched Singapore's first medal in the 400-metre hurdles during the inaugural South-East Asian Peninsular Games in 1959, the pre-cursor to the Southeast Asian or SEA Games.

He also won the gold medal in triple jump and his national record for this was unbroken for 32 years.

Mr Tan had represented Singapore in triple jump and the 100-metre sprint during the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

He was also the national track and field coach during the 1960s and 1970s, nurturing local sporting legends including sprinter C Kunalan.

In mitigation, the court heard that Iskandar was aware that Mr Tan's death had affected people all over Singapore.

He had apologised to Mr Tan's family and hoped to be given a second chance.

For causing the death, Iskandar could have been jailed up to two years, fined or both.

-CNA/wk

 

[Blanka]

Feb 8, 2011

Fine, ban for accident killing former national sprinter

By Elena Chong

Mohammad Iskandar Bin Ariffin, 33, was fined $9,000 and banned from driving for five years. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

A MOTORIST who caused the death of former national sprinter Tan Eng Yoon in a road traffic accident was fined $9,000 and banned from driving for five years on Tuesday.

Mohammed Iskandar Ariffin, 33, a safety supervisor, admitted to failing to keep a proper lookout while driving and causing his car to hit the 82-year-old pedestrian along Upper Thomson Road on Jan 30 last year.

Mr Tan, president of the Singapore Olympians Association, was heading home after attending the 6.30am mass at the Church of the Holy Spirit when he was knocked down.

He had crossed the first two lanes and was on the extreme right lane when Iskandar's car collided into him.

Iskandar was then travelling at about 70 to 75kmh, above the 60kmh speed limit.

Mr Tan died about 2 1/2 hours later in hospital despite resuscitative efforts.

 

[butoh6050]

As sad a story as it is. i find some thing quite amusing. The person who caused his death is a safety supervisor.

 

[Varuna]

Thanks for the news. A tragic accident indeed. But I feel, out of respect for the dead, it would be more appropriate if the topic of the thread could be something else.

 

[middaydog]

The person who caused his death is a safety supervisor.

off duty leh!

 

[halsey02]

off duty leh!

Thankfully, on-duty, the safety lapses were not fatal and overlooked.:p

 

[Equalisation]

dunno whether related to tan eng liang or not ?

 

[0939]

dunno whether related to tan eng liang or not ?

Not at all. He was to swimming and so were his Tan family members. Eng Yoon was to Athletics. I remembered he married his wife, Evelyn, she was under his training as a 80m hurdler. If you can remembered Heather Marican. Those were the days in the 60s.

 

[middaydog]

dunno whether related to tan eng liang or not ?

eng liang _ eng bok

 

[Equalisation]

eng liang _ eng bok

Yes. These two are brothers.

I sometimes see eng bok at the club. seems like his health deteriorating abit ...:o:(

 

[singveld]

the problem he is speeding
if not, he can sue the death jaywalker family for money.

 

[streetsmart73]

Thanks for the news. A tragic accident indeed. But I feel, out of respect for the dead, it would be more appropriate if the topic of the thread could be something else.

hi there


1. bro, i second the motion.
2. rip, mr tan.

 

[Rogue Trader]

when Iskandar's car collided into him.

"Collision"?? A collision involves 2 or more bodies moving towards one another.

So did the pedestrian walk into the speeding car??

 

[Cestbon]

Please show some recpect not calling nerd.
At least he is 100% born Singapore citizen not FT import sportman.

 

[danls79]

but i dont understand the reason of no jail term ...........................

 

[HTOLAS]

Nope, a collision occurs when two bodies come into contact in an uncontrolled and unintended manner. They could be head-on (moving towards each other); front-to-side (self explanatory); front-to-rear; front into stationary object; and rear into stationary object.

"Collision"?? A collision involves 2 or more bodies moving towards one another.

So did the pedestrian walk into the speeding car??

 

[singveld]

but i dont understand the reason of no jail term ...........................

because he jaywalk and very old

 

[halsey02]

the problem he is speeding
if not, he can sue the death jaywalker family for money.

The problem is not only speeding or jay walking, there is no space for the pedestrian to walk. Go down to the street of Upper Thomson Rd opposite Thomson Plaza, all the way to the Holy Spirit Church & end at the Post office & take a look.

The road was a narrow dual carriageway, the row of terrace houses were built very close to the road from the 1960's. Over the years as more housing estates & other development along Upper Thomson Rd, the road was expanded until, there isn't much space in front of the road facing the row of terrace houses. Pedestrians were forced to walk on the road, having to keep a look out for cars , buses & other vehicles. No body ever wanted to mentioned that then PWD and now LTA is at fault, for not providing space for pedestrians as the road expanded. Now, you go there, they have built some kind of concrete 'island' shielding the pedestrians from the traffic.

This was only done after a couple going for/coming back from 6am service from church, one of them died, and Tan Eng Yoon died!!

Those who are not familar with this stretch of road, will eventually knock down somebody...and hopefully with the small improvement, will prevent further deaths on the road...so, whose fault, is it...you!, jay walkers!

 

[Rogue Trader]

Nope, a collision occurs when two bodies come into contact in an uncontrolled and unintended manner. They could be head-on (moving towards each other); front-to-side (self explanatory); front-to-rear; front into stationary object; and rear into stationary object.

Noted. Though I still think it should've been written as 'the car "ran into" or "knocked down" (instead of "collided into") the pedestrian.'

 

[GoldenDragon]

eng liang _ eng bok

Cousins. Eng Bok's son, Matthew was water-polo captain previously. Later kena CBT went to jail.