SBS bus driver fined $6000 for causing woman's
death
SINGAPORE: An SBS bus driver has been fined $6,000 for a
negligent act that resulted in the death of a 67-year-old
pedestrian.
55-year-old Chung Nget Min, who had lost his job of 20
years, is now a security officer.
He has also been disqualified from operating all vehicles
for four years.
Chung was driving bus service number 162 along Sin Ming
Avenue towards Marymount Road at around 8.20pm on March 11 this
year when he knocked into Roop Nanwani.
The court heard that he had failed to keep a proper
lookout for Ms Roop who was crossing the road at that
time.
She was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital but succumbed to
head injuries on March 13.
Ms Roop was pronounced dead at around 4.30am that
day.
For the negligent act, Chung could have been sentenced to
up to two years' jail, fined or both. - CNA/jm
*sigh* bus drivers are the most pathetic ones though,
pedestrians jaywalk get crushed to death, drivers gets booted, and
licence revoked.
