[ad_1]
SINGAPORE – A taxi driver got behind the wheel after consuming medications that have side effects such as drowsiness and caused a fatal accident last year.
Desmond Tan Tat Siong was driving along Sungei Kadut Avenue at around 3.50pm on Sept 19 last year when he failed to slow down as he approached a left bend.
He lost control of the taxi, which mounted a centre divider before hitting a motorcycle and a lorry.
The Malaysian motorcyclist, carpenter Chong Ah Hee, 57, landed on a nearby pavement and the lorry ran over him. He was pronounced dead at the scene about 20 minutes later.
Tan, 34, pleaded guilty in court on Thursday (Dec 12) to causing Mr Chong’s death by performing a rash act.
He said he had felt a “severe headache” shortly before the tragedy. He went to his girlfriend’s home and took two Anarex pills prescribed to her.
[ad_2]
Source link
