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http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110927-0001093/SMRT-driver-jailed-over-hit-and-run-accident
SMRT driver jailed over hit-and-run accident
by Alvina Soh
06:09 PM Sep 27, 2011
SINGAPORE - An SMRT bus driver was today jailed six weeks and fined $6,000 for a fatal hit-and-run accident along Woodlands Avenue 7 on Oct 5, last year.
Tan Joo Ngang, 60, pleaded guilty to one charge of causing the death of a 73-year-old pedestrian by doing a negligent act.
He was also found guilty of two more charges of violating the Road Traffic Act, after he failed to stop to give assistance.
He has also been disqualified from driving for five years.
Tan was driving along Gambas Avenue towards Yishun Avenue 7 at about 4.30am that day, when he hit Bintat Hassan.
Tan had failed to keep a proper lookout for Mr Bintat who was crossing the road at the time.
The impact was so strong he was flung 25 metres from the pedestrian crossing, and died shortly after.
Tan, who did not stop, made a U-turn at the next junction and drove back to the bus depot at Woodlands.
Investigations also revealed that Tan later passed by the accident area, while driving another bus along the same route.
He noticed that the road was blocked and there were police around, yet he continued driving.
Tan was arrested at home the next day, about 20 hours after the incident.

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SMRT driver jailed over hit-and-run accident
by Alvina Soh
06:09 PM Sep 27, 2011
SINGAPORE - An SMRT bus driver was today jailed six weeks and fined $6,000 for a fatal hit-and-run accident along Woodlands Avenue 7 on Oct 5, last year.
Tan Joo Ngang, 60, pleaded guilty to one charge of causing the death of a 73-year-old pedestrian by doing a negligent act.
He was also found guilty of two more charges of violating the Road Traffic Act, after he failed to stop to give assistance.
He has also been disqualified from driving for five years.
Tan was driving along Gambas Avenue towards Yishun Avenue 7 at about 4.30am that day, when he hit Bintat Hassan.
Tan had failed to keep a proper lookout for Mr Bintat who was crossing the road at the time.
The impact was so strong he was flung 25 metres from the pedestrian crossing, and died shortly after.
Tan, who did not stop, made a U-turn at the next junction and drove back to the bus depot at Woodlands.
Investigations also revealed that Tan later passed by the accident area, while driving another bus along the same route.
He noticed that the road was blocked and there were police around, yet he continued driving.
Tan was arrested at home the next day, about 20 hours after the incident.

