Tour bus driver jailed for causing death of teen cyclist

He failed to slow down or notice the victim when approaching discretionary left turn in Yishun

- Andrew Wong

A tour bus driver failed to slow down upon reaching a discretionary left turn in Yishun Ring Road, colliding with an 18-year-old cyclist who was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Appearing in court via video link on Sept 2, Chinese national Yuan Changqing, 38, sobbed as footage from his vehicle's camera of the July 12, 2023, accident was played in court.

He was sentenced to 10 months' jail after pleading guilty to one charge of careless driving causing death. He will also be disqualified from all classes of driving licences for eight years.

At the time, he was employed by local bus chartering firm Leisure Frontier.

The court heard that Yuan had been fined for two counts of careless driving and one count of speeding on three separate occasions between 2019 and 2021.