Man, 94, banned from driving for 5 years, fined after biker suffers fracture in accident

An elderly man was fined $5,000 on Wednesday (Nov 4) and handed a driving ban of five years after an accident with a motorcyclist in Upper Thomson in 2025.

Goh Boon Kang, who will turn 95 in mid-November, was sentenced after admitting to driving without reasonable consideration causing grievous hurt.

The accident occurred along Upper Thomson Road, near the junction of Jalan Angklong, at about 9.45am on Sept 2, 2025.

Goh had failed to give way to a motorcyclist travelling from his left, who had the right of way.

The victim, 58, was flung off his bike and suffered multiple leg fractures, reported The Straits Times.

He stayed in hospital for 32 days before being transferred to a Malaysian hospital.

The offence of driving without due care or reasonable consideration causing grievous hurt carries a fine of up to $5,000, up to two years' jail, or both. Offenders also face driving disqualification.

Drivers aged 65 and above must undergo a medical examination to be certified fit to drive by a Singapore-registered medical practitioner.

The medical examination must be repeated every three years.

Elderly drivers without the certification will have to surrender their driving licence.

lim.kewei@asiaone.com

一名老年男子因在汤申路上段与一名摩托车手发生事故，于2025年被罚款5000美元，并被吊销驾照五年。

将于 11 月中旬年满 95 岁的吴文康承认因驾驶时未考虑合理因素而造成严重伤害，被判刑。

事故发生在 2025 年 9 月 2 日上午 9 点 45 分左右，地点位于汤申路上段，靠近安空路路口。

吴先生没有给从左侧驶来的摩托车让路，而摩托车拥有优先通行权。

据《海峡时报》报道，这名58岁的受害者从自行车上摔了下来，腿部多处骨折。

他在医院住了 32 天后被转到马来西亚的一家医院。

因疏忽驾驶或未尽合理注意义务而造成他人重伤的违法行为，最高可处以5000美元罚款、两年监禁，或两者并罚。违法者还将面临吊销驾照的处罚。

65岁及以上的驾驶员必须接受体检，并由新加坡注册医生出具健康证明，证明其适合驾驶。

体检必须每三年进行一次。

没有相关证明的老年驾驶员将被要求交回驾驶执照。

lim.kewei@asiaone.com