{"id":97324,"date":"2026-11-03T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97324"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:40:00","slug":"fatal-tampines-crash-man-drove-despite-being-disqualified-from-driving-until-2032","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97324","title":{"rendered":"Fatal Tampines crash: Man drove despite being disqualified from driving until 2032"},"content":{"rendered":"


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SINGAPORE \u2013 The driver who fled the scene of the Tampines crash<\/span><\/a> that killed a motorcyclist and his pregnant wife was behind the wheel despite being disqualified from driving until March 2032.<\/p>\n

According to charge sheets seen by The Straits Times on Nov 3, Muhammad Zulfiqar Abdul Aziz, 30, drove the car despite being under a six-year driving disqualification from March 2026 to March 2032.<\/p>\n

Court papers also showed that he had been convicted on two separate occasions of driving while under disqualification \u2013 in November 2021 and July 2025.<\/p>\n

Zulfiqar is alleged to have driven dangerously and failed to keep proper control of the vehicle while making a left bend, causing the car to drive through a centre divider, metal railings and into the opposing lane of traffic, where it crashed into a motorcycle and another car.<\/p>\n

Those vehicles were travelling straight along Tampines Avenue 8 towards Pasir Ris Drive 8.<\/p>\n

He was handed the nine charges on Oct 31<\/span><\/a>. They are for:<\/p>\n

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    Dangerous driving causing death<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Dangerous driving causing hurt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Driving under disqualification<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Failing to stop after an accident<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Failing to render assistance after an accident<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Using a deregistered vehicle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Using a vehicle without a licence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Exhibiting a false licence plate<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    The Oct 29 accident occurred at around 10.35pm.<\/p>\n

    The\u00a0motorcyclist and his pregnant wife, who was riding pillion, died after being taken to hospital. The couple, both 24, leave behind a six-year-old son.<\/p>\n

    A gag order was issued on the identities of the victims because of their son.<\/p>\n