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Jail, driving ban for man who did not stop after fatal accident with pedestrian and drove lorry straight to Malaysia

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Jail, driving ban for man who did not stop after fatal accident with pedestrian and drove lorry straight to Malaysia

SINGAPORE — Instead of stopping after hitting a pedestrian in Singapore, Safuan Tehda, 35, continued driving towards Tuas Checkpoint and crossed the border. The pedestrian later died in hospital.

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