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Yes justice worked in this case why should some stupid drunk shit skin that got himself killed for his stupidity be blamed unto the driver. I bet shit skins will be complaining about this.
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[h=1]Little India riot: No action to be taken against bus driver in fatal accident[/h]
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No action will be taken against the bus driver in the fatal accident that sparked the Little India riot last December. -- FILE PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
By Walter Sim
The driver of the bus involved in the fatal traffic accident that sparked the Little India riot last December will not be facing any legal action.
A review of available evidence has showed that Mr Lee Kim Huat, who also goes by the alias of Lim Hai Tiong, had not committed any offence leading to the accident, said the Attorney-General's Chambers in a statement on Tuesday.
The Little India riot on December 8, 2013, was sparked off after the private bus that Mr Lee was driving ran over 33-year-old construction worker, Indian national Sakthivel Kumaravelu, along Race Course Road. The driver was arrested the next day and released on bail pending investigations, while video footage from four cameras mounted on the bus was seized.
Mr Sakthivel was asked to disembark from the bus that evening, due to misbehaviour on account of his intoxication. He duly complied, but walked in an unsteady fashion towards Race Course Road. He was later found to have a blood alcohol level of 217mg/100ml of blood, which was close to three times the legal limit of driving.
Video footage showed that he started running after the bus shortly after it moved off, with his right palm against the left side of the moving bus. The act caused him to lose his balance and fall into the path of the moving bus.
During the entire incident, the driver was moving at a speed of about 5.6 to 5.9km/h. He was focusing on avoiding the heavy human traffic near his bus, and negotiating between stationary and moving vehicles along Tekka Lane.
The accident occurred when he was filtering out of Tekka Lane into Race Course Road, while the driver was looking out for oncoming traffic from his right.
As such, he "could not be expected to foresee that the deceased had run after the bus. Nor could the driver have expected that the deceased would fall into the path of the bus," the statement said.
Officers from the CID collecting evidence after the riot in Little India. (Photo: Lee Gim Siong)
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SINGAPORE: The Public Prosecutor has determined that no offence was committed by the bus driver in the fatal accident that sparked off the Little India riot on December 8, 2013.
The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) said this in a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon.
It said it has completed its review of the investigation papers relating to Lee Kim Huat @ Lim Hai Tiong, the driver of the bus, which the Traffic Police submitted in January 2014.
AGC said it also carefully and extensively studied the evidence, including all relevant video footage of the incident; an independent expert report commissioned for the investigations; written statements of all relevant witnesses; visits to the scene of the accident by investigators, prosecutors and forensic experts; and autopsy and toxicology reports and other medical evidence.
The driver was arrested on December 9, 2013, and released on bail pending investigations into whether he had committed any offence in the accident that led to the death of Indian national Sakthivel Kumaravelu.
Video footage from the four cameras mounted on the driver's bus, capturing comprehensive views of the vicinity of the bus' external surroundings as well as its interior, was seized on December 8, 2013.
In its statement on Tuesday, AGC said a number of facts are apparent from the investigations, including that shortly before the fatal accident, Indian national Sakthivel Kumaravelu was asked to disembark from the bus for his misbehaviour.
Mr Kumaravelu complied, and then walked in an unsteady manner towards Race Course Road. He was later found to be moderately to severely intoxicated, with a blood alcohol level of 217mg/100ml of blood.
AGC said video footage revealed that Mr Kumaravelu had started running after the bus in an unsteady manner, shortly after the bus had moved off. He then placed his right palm against the left side of the moving bus.
His act of placing his hand on the moving bus, worsened by his intoxicated state, caused him to lose his balance and fall into the path of the moving bus.
AGC said it found that throughout the entire incident, the driver was driving at a very low overall speed of approximately 5.6 to 5.9km/hour. His attention had been engaged in avoiding the heavy human traffic in the vicinity of his bus, as well as negotiating between the stationary and moving vehicles along Tekka Lane.
At the point of the accident, the driver was filtering out of Tekka Lane into Race Course Road. The driver was watching out for oncoming traffic from his right, and could not be expected to foresee that the deceased had run after the moving bus, nor could the driver have expected that the deceased would fall into the path of the bus.
The period between the contact with the bus made by the deceased and his fall spanned about four seconds.
As the Public Prosecutor has determined that no offence was committed by the driver in relation to the fatal accident, no further action will be taken against him.
Attorney-General Steven Chong said: "The prosecution studied all the relevant facts carefully and concluded that the bus-driver is not criminally liable for the road traffic accident that led to the death of the pedestrian. This was an unfortunate tragic accident, but the prosecution's duty remains to assess the facts objectively and to apply the law in an even-handed and fair way."
- CNA/ac
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No action will be taken against the bus driver in the fatal accident that sparked the Little India riot last December. -- FILE PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
By Walter Sim
The driver of the bus involved in the fatal traffic accident that sparked the Little India riot last December will not be facing any legal action.
A review of available evidence has showed that Mr Lee Kim Huat, who also goes by the alias of Lim Hai Tiong, had not committed any offence leading to the accident, said the Attorney-General's Chambers in a statement on Tuesday.
The Little India riot on December 8, 2013, was sparked off after the private bus that Mr Lee was driving ran over 33-year-old construction worker, Indian national Sakthivel Kumaravelu, along Race Course Road. The driver was arrested the next day and released on bail pending investigations, while video footage from four cameras mounted on the bus was seized.
Mr Sakthivel was asked to disembark from the bus that evening, due to misbehaviour on account of his intoxication. He duly complied, but walked in an unsteady fashion towards Race Course Road. He was later found to have a blood alcohol level of 217mg/100ml of blood, which was close to three times the legal limit of driving.
Video footage showed that he started running after the bus shortly after it moved off, with his right palm against the left side of the moving bus. The act caused him to lose his balance and fall into the path of the moving bus.
During the entire incident, the driver was moving at a speed of about 5.6 to 5.9km/h. He was focusing on avoiding the heavy human traffic near his bus, and negotiating between stationary and moving vehicles along Tekka Lane.
The accident occurred when he was filtering out of Tekka Lane into Race Course Road, while the driver was looking out for oncoming traffic from his right.
As such, he "could not be expected to foresee that the deceased had run after the bus. Nor could the driver have expected that the deceased would fall into the path of the bus," the statement said.
Officers from the CID collecting evidence after the riot in Little India. (Photo: Lee Gim Siong)
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Caption
SINGAPORE: The Public Prosecutor has determined that no offence was committed by the bus driver in the fatal accident that sparked off the Little India riot on December 8, 2013.
The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) said this in a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon.
It said it has completed its review of the investigation papers relating to Lee Kim Huat @ Lim Hai Tiong, the driver of the bus, which the Traffic Police submitted in January 2014.
AGC said it also carefully and extensively studied the evidence, including all relevant video footage of the incident; an independent expert report commissioned for the investigations; written statements of all relevant witnesses; visits to the scene of the accident by investigators, prosecutors and forensic experts; and autopsy and toxicology reports and other medical evidence.
The driver was arrested on December 9, 2013, and released on bail pending investigations into whether he had committed any offence in the accident that led to the death of Indian national Sakthivel Kumaravelu.
Video footage from the four cameras mounted on the driver's bus, capturing comprehensive views of the vicinity of the bus' external surroundings as well as its interior, was seized on December 8, 2013.
In its statement on Tuesday, AGC said a number of facts are apparent from the investigations, including that shortly before the fatal accident, Indian national Sakthivel Kumaravelu was asked to disembark from the bus for his misbehaviour.
Mr Kumaravelu complied, and then walked in an unsteady manner towards Race Course Road. He was later found to be moderately to severely intoxicated, with a blood alcohol level of 217mg/100ml of blood.
AGC said video footage revealed that Mr Kumaravelu had started running after the bus in an unsteady manner, shortly after the bus had moved off. He then placed his right palm against the left side of the moving bus.
His act of placing his hand on the moving bus, worsened by his intoxicated state, caused him to lose his balance and fall into the path of the moving bus.
AGC said it found that throughout the entire incident, the driver was driving at a very low overall speed of approximately 5.6 to 5.9km/hour. His attention had been engaged in avoiding the heavy human traffic in the vicinity of his bus, as well as negotiating between the stationary and moving vehicles along Tekka Lane.
At the point of the accident, the driver was filtering out of Tekka Lane into Race Course Road. The driver was watching out for oncoming traffic from his right, and could not be expected to foresee that the deceased had run after the moving bus, nor could the driver have expected that the deceased would fall into the path of the bus.
The period between the contact with the bus made by the deceased and his fall spanned about four seconds.
As the Public Prosecutor has determined that no offence was committed by the driver in relation to the fatal accident, no further action will be taken against him.
Attorney-General Steven Chong said: "The prosecution studied all the relevant facts carefully and concluded that the bus-driver is not criminally liable for the road traffic accident that led to the death of the pedestrian. This was an unfortunate tragic accident, but the prosecution's duty remains to assess the facts objectively and to apply the law in an even-handed and fair way."
- CNA/ac
