A minibus driver who caused a crash that dragged a motorcyclist several metres along the road was fined S$5,000 and banned from driving for five years on 16 October.
Muhammad Zulhadzly Sulaiman, 32, admitted driving without reasonable consideration causing grievous hurt. He elected to serve five days’ jail in default of the fine.
Collision At A Red Light
According to CNA’s court report, the rider and another vehicle had stopped at a red light on Woodlands Avenue 6 on 9 March.
Zulhadzly failed to keep a lookout or slow down. His minibus hit the vehicle behind the motorcycle, pushing it into the bike, before also striking the motorcycle.
The rider was thrown off and trapped beneath the minibus’s side.
Rider Required Hospital Treatment
The rider suffered deep leg wounds requiring treatment and received 58 days’ hospitalisation leave.
