Public Prosecutor v Low Man Hong [2026] SGDC 152
Outcome
Convicted“I convicted the accused of the charge accordingly.”
Source: [2026] SGDC 152, District Court, decided 29 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | District Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Cheng Yuxi |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law |
| Outcome | Convicted |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Kalco Law LLC, Andrew Ho, Grace Chua, Ng Cho Yang, Justin |
Source: [2026] SGDC 152, District Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Public Prosecutor v Low Man Hong [2026] SGDC 152 was decided by District Judge Cheng Yuxi in the District Court on 29 April 2026. The accused, a bus driver, was charged under s 65(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 with driving a bus without due care and attention on 20 June 2022 while turning left at the signalised T-junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, colliding with a 61-year-old pedestrian, See Guat Leng Agnes, who was crossing on a green man, and causing her death. The issue was whether he drove without due care and attention, given visual impediments at the front left of the bus. The court convicted him, finding he failed to keep a lookout and breached Rule 4 of the Pedestrian Crossing Rules by not stopping. It imposed six months' imprisonment and an eight-year disqualification. The accused appealed against conviction only.
[2026] SGDC 152 explained
Public Prosecutor v Low Man Hong [2026] SGDC 152 ([2026] SGDC 152) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 29 April 2026. It is categorised under Criminal Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2026] SGDC 152 about?
Public Prosecutor v Low Man Hong [2026] SGDC 152 ([2026] SGDC 152) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law – Offences – Road Traffic Act – Driving without due care and attention causing death of pedestrian – Whether accused drove without due care and attention”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGDC 152 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) and Road Traffic Act (Cap 276). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2026] SGDC 152?
Within this corpus, [2026] SGDC 152 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
The District Court convicted Low Man Hong, a bus driver, of driving without due care and attention causing the death of a pedestrian, See Guat Leng Agnes, under s 65(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961. On 20 June 2022 his double-decker bus collided with her while turning left onto a signalised pedestrian crossing at a T-junction. The court found he failed to keep a proper lookout and did not stop to give way, and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment and an eight-year disqualification. He appealed against conviction only.
What was Public Prosecutor v Low Man Hong [2026] SGDC 152 about?
It concerned a bus driver charged under s 65(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 with driving without due care and attention, causing the death of a pedestrian on a signalised crossing at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on 20 June 2022.
What sentence did the court impose in [2026] SGDC 152?
District Judge Cheng Yuxi sentenced Low Man Hong to six months' imprisonment and the mandatory minimum disqualification from all classes of driving licences for eight years from release, under s 65(6)(a) of the Road Traffic Act. The accused appealed against conviction only.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 152)