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Driver in the 2024 Tampines crash that killed two gets 12 years and nine months' jail and a lifetime driving ban
The driver in a 2024 chain collision in Tampines that killed two people, including a 17-year-old student, was sentenced on Monday to 12 years and nine months' jail and disqualified from driving for life, CNA, the Straits Times and Mothership reported.
A lifetime driving ban is rare and signals how seriously the courts treat dangerous driving that causes death.
Road safety cases like this shape sentencing guidelines for all drivers.
The sentence closes a case that drew wide public attention.
DailyDrop Singapore edition No. 1 · Morning · MON., OCT. 5, 2026