Driver of lorry in crash that killed NUS law professor says he was distracted by GPS

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The police were alerted to the accident involving a car, a bus, a lorry and a van at Upper Thomson Road on July 7, 2023. — Photo: Lianhe Zaobao/The Straits Times/ANNThe driver of a lorry involved in a crash which claimed the life of Emeritus Professor Tan Yock Lin said he lost control of his vehicle when he took his eyes off the road to look at his GPS.

The Indian national said he told the police officer he was sleepy as he was in a state of panic after the accident.“I did not fall asleep at any point while I was driving that day,” he said through a translator. He told the court he had only been driving for around eight months at the time, and that he was not usually required to be behind the wheel.

 

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