Fatal Chinatown accident: Woman charged with causing death of 6-year-old girl; gag order issued

SINGAPORE - The car driver who allegedly caused an accident in Chinatown on Feb 6 that left a six-year-old girl dead and her mother seriously injured was charged on April 8.

Accompanied by her husband, the woman, 38, arrived at the State Courts around 8.25am.

She was handed two charges.

One was for driving without due care and attention, causing the death of the girl, and the other for driving without due care and attention, causing grievous hurt to the girl’s 31-year-old mother.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Vishnu Menon had asked for the case to be adjourned for six weeks as investigations into the case remain ongoing.

The case has been fixed for a pre-trial conference on May 13.

Mr Vishnu did not object to the defence’s application for a gag order to be imposed under the Children and Young Persons Act, as the woman’s son was in the car at the time of the incident and is a potential witness.

Said the prosecutor: “Due to her relationship with the child, the gag order for his protection must extend to her as well.”

The woman’s lawyer, Mr Navin Thevar, had argued that the gag order was necessary to protect her six-year-old son from the glare of unwanted public scrutiny and further embarrassment.

“The dangers and risks are particularly acute in the circumstances of the present case because there have been many (online) posts against my client and the boy, which are not only untrue, but are of a xenophobic nature,” said Mr Navin.

The woman is accused of failing to keep a proper lookout while making a right turn as she exited the open-space carpark in Spring Street in Chinatown at 11.50am.

As a result, she allegedly collided with both pedestrians who were crossing the street near the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.

Sheyna Lashira Smaradiani and her mother, Ms Raisha Anindra Pascasiswi, who are Indonesians, were taken to the hospital. They were holidaying in Singapore when the accident happened.

Sheyna was pronounced dead at the hospital and her remains were repatriated to Indonesia on Feb 8 and buried that day in south Jakarta.

Ms Raisha has since been discharged.

Those who drive without due care and attention, causing death, can be jailed for up to three years, fined up to $10,000, or both.

If convicted of driving without due care and attention, causing grievous hurt, an offender can be jailed for up to two years, fined up to $5,000, or both.

The offender also faces disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles.

Road traffic fatalities are at a 10-year high, with 149 such deaths recorded in 2025 compared with 141 in 2016.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/fatal-chinatown-accident-woman-charged-with-causing-death-of-6-year-old-girl-injuring-mother

KNN 又是 SMRT 。。。

Stupid is as stupid does. I won't be surprised if his eyes were glued to his phone right up to the point when the accident happened.

Next, Chee Bye Tat would make it mandatory that everyone buckle up on all public buses, just you see.

Driver in Tampines crash that killed 2, including JC student, set to plead guilty on April 1

SINGAPORE – The driver who is accused of causing a six-vehicle collision in Tampines that killed two people, including a junior college student, in 2024 is expected to plead guilty on April 1, 2026.

The new date comes after at least three court adjournments since he was first set to admit to his offences in October 2025.

Court records on March 4 did not state why his case was previously adjourned.

Muhammad Syafie Ismail, 44, is set to plead guilty almost two years after the accident on April 22, 2024, at the junction of Tampines Avenue 1 and Tampines Avenue 4.

On April 25, 2024, Syafie was handed four charges, including dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing hurt and failing to stop after an accident. In June 2025, he was handed another dangerous driving charge.

Syafie was offered bail of $30,000 when he was first charged.

According to court documents, Syafie allegedly failed to stop at a red traffic light, which resulted in his car colliding with two cars before surging forward to crash into another car.

Meanwhile, the first car Syafie crashed into spun before overturning, which caused it to collide with a van. The van then collided with a minibus.

The impact is said to have caused the deaths of Madam Norzihan Juwahib, 57, and Afifah Munirah Muhammad Azril, 17, a student at Temasek Junior College.

Charge sheets also stated that six others, including two 11-year-old boys, were injured in the accident.

Those convicted of dangerous driving causing death can be jailed for up to eight years and be disqualified from driving.

The offence of dangerous driving causing hurt carries a penalty of up to two years’ jail, a fine of up to $10,000 or both.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/driver-in-tampines-crash-that-killed-2-including-jc-student-set-to-plead-guilty-on-april-1

Is there any dash cam footage that has surfaced or MSM report on it so far?

May his soul rest in peace

No pity for this Tour De France wannabe, he totally deserved it!

2 persons taken to hospital after chain collision on AYE involving 5 vehicles

SINGAPORE — Two people ended up in hospital following a five-vehicle chain collision along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) on Thursday (Sept 21) morning.

Responding to TODAY's queries, the police said that they were alerted to an accident involving two tipper trucks, two vans and a taxi along AYE towards Tuas.

“A 35-year-old female van driver and her 39-year-old male passenger were taken conscious to the hospital,” they added.

In a video clip posted on the Singapore Roads Accident Facebook page on Thursday, the five vehicles are seen lined up one after another, with what appeared to be cement covering the vans and taxi.

The front of a grey van appears to be smashed after colliding with one of the tipper trucks. Towing trucks are also seen at the accident site.

Police investigations are ongoing.

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/chain-collision-aye-5-vehicles-2-persons-hospital-2261141

😡😡😡

Roll away 就 roll away, 没有办法的 :(

Poor motorcycle, hope it is okay :(

This is kan phua jialat siol, how did the lorry ended up mounting the road divider btw???

Stop faking it ya old hag, and just get the fuck up!

So darn obvious he is attempting to commit insurance fraud, tsk tsk

No copious spillage of blood or severed human parts seen - what a downer!

TS jin wols siol

If only a trailer was cruising right smack behind in the same lane to further stack the odds against his survival, how exciting things would be!

RIP dude

Campfire’s burning, campfire’s burning. Draw nearer, draw nearer......

Upgrading my ride to this monster for better protection against buses now!!!!!

Stupidity knows no bounds

That zhar bor's ceaseless hysterical wailing really made my hair stand on end 🥴