A 73-year-old taxi driver, Tan Lye Soo, pleaded guilty under the Road Traffic Act for driving without reasonable consideration for other road users, resulting in the death of a 68-year-old man, who was jaywalking.

He was jailed 16 weeks and given a driving ban of 8 years.

The driver was previously convicted of similar traffic offences, including speeding.

What happened?

The incident happened on 26 November 2019, Tan just started his shift at 6pm and his shift finishes at 6am the following morning.

At 4am, he took a break along Gangsa Road and woke up at 4.45am, before heading to the Vicom inspection centre along Bukit Batok Street 23 to refuel his petrol.

He was driving on the 4th lane along Bukit Batok East Avenue 6 at about 5.20am, heading towards Bukit Batok East Avenue 3.

The victim then jaywalked across the road despite the red man showing on the traffic light.

Tan failed to keep a proper lookout and didn’t notice the victim crossing from his right until it was too late, despite him having the right of way.

He then crashed into the victim, before coming to a stop after the junction, alighting from his taxi to help the victim, along with other passersby.

Tan helped to turn the victim over onto his back.

A Health Sciences Authority report said that the victim would’ve been discernible about 10 seconds prior to the collision.

And around that time, Tan was about 113 metres from the pedestrian crossing, but only reacted about 0.1 seconds before impact.

The victim was conveyed conscious to NUH but slipped unconscious en route.

He had suffered a traumatic brain injury, a pelvic fracture as well as an open fracture of his left ankle.

The victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead 4 days after the accident, despite receiving treatment.

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A video of a naked man riding his motorcycle at Eunos, and another video of what is believed to be the same naked man climbing on top of another man’s car, made the rounds on social media yesterday.

The man was eventually arrested and charged in court earlier today (12 June).

The man, 24-year-old Yeo Qi Wei, was charged with one count of appearing nude in a public place.

He allegedly appeared naked at Block 212, Toa Payoh Lorong 8 at about 5.45am, at the open carpark.

Yeo was ordered to be remanded at IMH for 2 weeks by District Judge Ronald Gwee, for psychiatric observation.

His case is due to be mentioned again on 25 June.

Recap

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On 10 June, in the afternoon, a man feel about 15 metres into the cargo hold of a ship.

He fractured his lower limbs and suffered head injuries.

The SCDF said that they received a call for help at Jurong Port, at about 5pm.

What happened?

The rescuers worked alongside emergency medical services from Jurong and Jurong Island fire stations.

They went below the deck to assess the situation and stabilise the man’s condition.

The SCDF’s Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) was activated to work with the company’s emergency response team, carefully securing the man onto a stretcher.

They then pulled him out of the cargo hold.

SCDF said:

“The final stage of the rescue operation involved the delicate manoeuvring of the stretcher within the confines of a narrow hatch.”

The injured man was subsequently conveyed to NUH.

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Mr Muhammad Nasiruddin Md Khalid, 32, was playing with his two children at home on the morning of 10 June, when he smelled something burning.

He looked out of his window and saw smoke coming out from his neighbour’s unit upstairs, he then rushed over with his wife.

He then saw a man lying on the floor inside the burning flat.

Nasiruddin knocked on the window and door, hoping to wake the man up.

His wife ran home to get a fire extinguisher to put out the flames.

The burning flat’s owner later returned from shopping and unlocked the front door, to which Nasiruddin then charged into the blazing flames with a wet cloth covering his nose and mouth.

He then dragged the unconscious man out of the burning flat.

He shared that the man eventually regained consciousness and was in a daze.

Both Nasiruddin and the man were taken to the hospital conscious.

The incident happened at Block 283 Bukit Batok East Avenue 3, at about 9.25am on Thursday.

Nasiruddin, who works as a security officer, said that he was trained in firefighting and first aid administration, and that his training helped him to stay calm.

He shared that even though his safety was important, under the circumstances and situation, the right thing was to save the man.

The man, Raymond Seetoh, 44-years-old, said that he was grateful for his neighbour for saving his life, and that he deserves a medal for his bravery.

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