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Jail for trailer driver who crashed into e-bike riders, killing 2
Trailer driver Sahadevan Senguttuvan (left) and the scene of the fatal accident he was involved in at West Coast Highway, posted by Facebook user Eric Ang.
By Lydia Lam
13 Dec 2018 04:45PM
SINGAPORE: A trailer driver who collided into three electric bike riders, killing two of them and injuring the third, was sentenced to 12 weeks' jail on Thursday (Dec 13).
Sahadevan Senguttuvan, a 36-year-old Indian national who had pleaded guilty a day earlier, was also banned from driving for five years.
The tragic accident occurred just before midnight on Oct 27, 2016, along the West Coast Highway.
Sahadevan had worked more than 12 hours, since 7.20am, investigations revealed, and he was driving his motor trailer towards Telok Blangah when tragedy struck.
The three victims - 25-year-old Ang Yee Fong, 18-year-old Ong Zi Quan and 17-year-old Marcus Loke Teck Soon were on their e-bikes in single file on the leftmost lane in front of the trailer.
Marcus led the trio, while Zi Quan was in the middle and Mr Ang at the rear, and they were on their way to visit Marcus' grandmother.
Sahadevan did not keep a proper look-out, Deputy Public Prosecutor Ho Lian-Yi said, and collided into Mr Ang's e-bike, pinning him under the trailer and dragging him along the road.
Marcus turned around and saw the trailer close to them. He asked Zi Quan to ride faster, and Zi Quan began riding alongside Marcus.
Sahadevan tried to swerve right to avoid a collision with the two young men, but the trailer attached to the prime mover hit the both of them.
Zi Quan was also pinned under the trailer and dragged along the road, while Marcus was thrown off his e-bike onto the side of the road.
Sahadevan stopped his trailer and alighted, before calling for the ambulance and waiting for it to arrive.
Mr Ang was pronounced dead at the scene and Zi Quan died soon after in hospital, while Marcus suffered abrasions, bruises and a fracture on his finger.
The prosecution asked for 12 weeks' jail, while the defence asked for eight weeks instead.
Singapore
Jail for trailer driver who crashed into e-bike riders, killing 2
By Lydia Lam
13 Dec 2018 04:45PM
SINGAPORE: A trailer driver who collided into three electric bike riders, killing two of them and injuring the third, was sentenced to 12 weeks' jail on Thursday (Dec 13).
Sahadevan Senguttuvan, a 36-year-old Indian national who had pleaded guilty a day earlier, was also banned from driving for five years.
The tragic accident occurred just before midnight on Oct 27, 2016, along the West Coast Highway.
Sahadevan had worked more than 12 hours, since 7.20am, investigations revealed, and he was driving his motor trailer towards Telok Blangah when tragedy struck.
The three victims - 25-year-old Ang Yee Fong, 18-year-old Ong Zi Quan and 17-year-old Marcus Loke Teck Soon were on their e-bikes in single file on the leftmost lane in front of the trailer.
Marcus led the trio, while Zi Quan was in the middle and Mr Ang at the rear, and they were on their way to visit Marcus' grandmother.
Sahadevan did not keep a proper look-out, Deputy Public Prosecutor Ho Lian-Yi said, and collided into Mr Ang's e-bike, pinning him under the trailer and dragging him along the road.
Marcus turned around and saw the trailer close to them. He asked Zi Quan to ride faster, and Zi Quan began riding alongside Marcus.
Sahadevan tried to swerve right to avoid a collision with the two young men, but the trailer attached to the prime mover hit the both of them.
Zi Quan was also pinned under the trailer and dragged along the road, while Marcus was thrown off his e-bike onto the side of the road.
Sahadevan stopped his trailer and alighted, before calling for the ambulance and waiting for it to arrive.
Mr Ang was pronounced dead at the scene and Zi Quan died soon after in hospital, while Marcus suffered abrasions, bruises and a fracture on his finger.
The prosecution asked for 12 weeks' jail, while the defence asked for eight weeks instead.
