SINGAPORE: A driver involved in a multi-vehicle accident in Tampines that killed two people was charged in court on Thursday (Apr 25).
Muhammad Syafie Ismail, 42, was charged with four offences related to Monday's incident.
Syafie faces one count each of dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing hurt, dangerous driving, and failing to stop after an accident. All fall under the Road Traffic Act.
He was arrested after he was discharged from hospital on Wednesday and his driving licence suspended.
The accident on Monday morning occurred at the junction of Tampines Avenue 1 and Avenue 4 and involved four cars, a van and a minibus.
Muhammad Syafie Ismail, the 42-year-old car driver who was involved in the multi-vehicle accident in Tampines, walking to the State Courts on Apr 25, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
CNA understands that Syafie was driving the black Saab that was caught on dashcam footage speeding and sideswiping a white car before a junction.
Moments later, multiple vehicles are seen damaged at the junction, with a black car overturned.
A 17-year-old student at Temasek Junior College, Afifah Munirah Muhammad Azril, and a pest control company employee Norzihan Juwahib, 57, were killed. Six others, including Syafie, were taken to hospital.
Those injured included Afifah's father, a 64-year-old van driver, an 11-year-old car passenger and an 11-year-old minibus passenger.
The incident captured national interest, with footage of the incident circulated online.
Police investigations are ongoing for other potential offences.
If convicted of dangerous driving causing death, Syafie may be jailed between two and eight years and disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles.
For dangerous driving causing hurt, he could be fined up to S$10,000, or jailed for up to two years, or both, and disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles.
If convicted of dangerous driving, he could face a fine of up to S$5,000, a jail term of up to 12 months, or both.
The offence of failing to stop after an accident carries a maximum fine of S$1,000, up to three months' jail, or both.
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Muhammad Syafie Ismail, 42, was charged with four offences related to Monday's incident.
Syafie faces one count each of dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing hurt, dangerous driving, and failing to stop after an accident. All fall under the Road Traffic Act.
He was arrested after he was discharged from hospital on Wednesday and his driving licence suspended.
The accident on Monday morning occurred at the junction of Tampines Avenue 1 and Avenue 4 and involved four cars, a van and a minibus.
Muhammad Syafie Ismail, the 42-year-old car driver who was involved in the multi-vehicle accident in Tampines, walking to the State Courts on Apr 25, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
CNA understands that Syafie was driving the black Saab that was caught on dashcam footage speeding and sideswiping a white car before a junction.
Moments later, multiple vehicles are seen damaged at the junction, with a black car overturned.
A 17-year-old student at Temasek Junior College, Afifah Munirah Muhammad Azril, and a pest control company employee Norzihan Juwahib, 57, were killed. Six others, including Syafie, were taken to hospital.
Those injured included Afifah's father, a 64-year-old van driver, an 11-year-old car passenger and an 11-year-old minibus passenger.
The incident captured national interest, with footage of the incident circulated online.
Police investigations are ongoing for other potential offences.
If convicted of dangerous driving causing death, Syafie may be jailed between two and eight years and disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles.
For dangerous driving causing hurt, he could be fined up to S$10,000, or jailed for up to two years, or both, and disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles.
If convicted of dangerous driving, he could face a fine of up to S$5,000, a jail term of up to 12 months, or both.
The offence of failing to stop after an accident carries a maximum fine of S$1,000, up to three months' jail, or both.
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