Jail for man with schizophrenia who jumped out of minibus, causing fatal ECP accident

jumping out of a minibus on an expresswayAmbulance at the scene of an accident along the East Coast Parkway expressway on Nov 8, 2023.Eldaniz Ibishov's actions on the East Coast Parkway caused a collision between a lorry and motorcycle and the motorcyclist, Muhammad Nurhilmi Atan, died from his injuries.

He had asked a travel agent to arrange transport from Changi Airport to his hotel, and was the only passenger on the minibus. Ibishov sat at the front, close to the door on the left.Deputy Public Prosecutor Joseph Gwee said that Ibishov saw a photo of a man with a cap on the driver's phone, which was placed in a phone holder.

This led a lorry to apply emergency brakes to avoid hitting Ibishov. The lorry driver tried to move off, but was again blocked by Ibishov when he walked into the third lane, and had to brake. He walked along the ECP towards Sheares Bridge for about 30 minutes to an hour, before boarding a taxi for his hotel. He was arrested there by the police later that afternoon.

"Although the accused was influenced by his schizophrenia to believe that he was the intended victim of an abduction, he made the decision to jump out of the moving vehicle although he was aware of the risks of doing so and the potential consequences," said the prosecutor.

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