Driver in 2024 Tampines crash that killed 2 set to plead guilty in October
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The date for Muhammad Syafie Ismail, 44, to admit to his charges was set after a pre-trial conference on July 31.
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- Muhammad Syafie Ismail, 44, will plead guilty on Oct 23 to charges relating to a fatal six-vehicle crash in April 2024.
- Syafie faces charges including dangerous driving causing death and hurt, and failing to stop after the accident on April 22, 2024.
- The crash resulted in the deaths of two people, Madam Norzihan Juwahib, 57, and Afifah Munirah Muhammad Azril, 17, and injured six others.
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SINGAPORE – The man who allegedly caused a six-vehicle crash that killed two people, including a Temasek Junior College student
The date for Muhammad Syafie Ismail, 44, to admit to his charges was set after a pre-trial conference on July 31.
This is the first time Syafie had a date set to plead guilty since he was first handed charges more than a year ago, in April 2024.
He first appeared in court on April 25 that year, and was charged with dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing hurt, and dangerous driving. He was also charged with failing to stop after an accident.
In June 2025, he was handed another dangerous driving charge.
The fatal accident happened on April 22, 2024, in Tampines.
According to charge sheets, 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, and this caused it to collide with a van.
The van then collided with a minibus.
The impacts allegedly caused the deaths of Madam Norzihan Juwahib, 57, and Afifah Munirah Muhammad Azril, 17.
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 between two and 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.
