By Dorcas Ting
KUCHING, Aug 26: A secondary school teacher was fined RM6,500 or four months’ jail in default by the Magistrates’ Court here today after admitting to causing a road accident that claimed two lives in 2022.
The accused, Low Siaw Ling, 45, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to a charge under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for careless driving. The offence carries a penalty of up to 12 months’ imprisonment and a fine between RM5,000 and RM10,000.
The court heard that the accident occurred at around 8.25am on March 10, 2022, along the Batu Kawa–Bau Road. Low, who was driving a Perodua Alza, rammed into the rear of a Perodua Axia driven by a 32-year-old man.
The impact forced the Axia into the opposite lane, where it collided head-on with a van. The driver of the Axia and his 41-year-old passenger were pronounced dead at the scene.
Low sustained minor bruises to her arm. Investigations revealed that her careless driving caused the crash.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Adriana Maisarah Mohd Farid prosecuted, while Low was represented by counsel Francis Teron. — DayakDaily
