A VAN driver who caused the death of a pedestrian and injured two of his family members was fined $8,000 and banned from driving for three years on Monday.

Zulkafian Yusoff, 32, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mr Chan Tong Ming through his negligence along the slip road of Lorong 1 into Lorong 6 Toa Payoh on June 29 last year.

He was driving along the slip road of Lorong 1 into Lorong 6 Toa Payoh when he failed to have proper control of the van, causing it to swerve to the right, mount a kerb and hit the 49-year-old logistics assistant who was waiting at the signalised pedestrian crossing on the right of the slip road.

A New Paper report said he used his body to shield his 10-year-old daughter from the impact while the trio were waiting at the traffic light crossing.

Mr Chan suffered serious facial and right foot injuries.

He was taken to hospital where he died of multiple injuries about three hours later.

A second charge of causing hurt to Mr Chan's wife, Madam Chan Kah Noi, 41, and daughter was taken into consideration during sentencing.

Zulkafian has previous convictions for drug-taking, impersonation, promoting gaming and unlawful possession of an identity card.

Pleading for leniency, he said he wished to apologise to the family of Mr Chan for what had happened.

He could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined for causing death by doing any rash or negligent act.