The motorcyclist, who had fallen on the road after being side-swiped by a taxi, was getting up when the minibus collided with him.
The back of the car was smashed from the impact caused by the minibus colliding with it from the rear. SINGAPORE: A minibus driver in a chain collision that killed a 47-year-old motorcyclist along the Pan-Island Expressway is appealing against his sentence of a week's jail and a driving ban of 15 months, saying he was the victim of being in the"wrong place at the wrong time".
A car driver, 34-year-old Mabel Wang Ziqi, managed to stop her vehicle in time and avoided the fallen motorcyclist. The co-accused taxi driver, 70-year-old Poh Ten Hoo, was sentenced to two weeks' jail and given an 18-month driving ban for his role in the incident. Yunoss' lawyer, Mr Mohamed Sarhan Mohamed Ikhbar from the Public Defender's Office, sought a fine of S$1,250 instead and a driving ban of 11 months.
The defence argued that Yunoss can no longer drive his minibus once he turns 75 under the Road Traffic Rules. If a lengthy driving ban results in his driver's licence being revoked, he would be unable to earn any income for a few years, said the lawyer. "In the present case, there was a higher degree of carelessness on the accused's part as the risk was mitigable had he driven the minibus – a heavy vehicle – at a slower speed and exercised greater care when driving due to the inclement weather conditions," said the judge.
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