Jail for man over accident with motorcycle, pillion rider suffered serious brain injuries

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A man who was driving a car when it got into an accident with a motorcycle, causing traumatic brain injuries to its pillion rider, was sentenced to seven months’ jail on Thursday. Yap Eng Gee, 76, was also disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving...

Shortly before the accident, Yap was driving his car along Choa Chu Kang Road towards Bukit Panjang Road at around 9.10pm on Dec 30, 2019 when he reached a non-signalised junction.

At around the same time, the Ng brothers were on a motorcycle that was travelling in the middle of the three-lane Choa Chu Kang Road towards Bukit Batok Road.The prosecutor told the court: “The accused did not notice the motorcycle until after the collision... Alfred... had his helmet flung out, and realised that he suffered a broken wrist.

During the trial, Yap, who was not represented by a lawyer, had claimed that the motorcycle was speeding when the accident occurred.

 

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