SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES (Accidents)

Parliament of Singapore · 15 October 1969 · 2nd Parliament

Official Report, 15 October 1969, Vol 29, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Lim Kim SanNg Kah Ting
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Mr Ng Kah Ting asked the Minister for Defence (a) in how many accidents, fatal or otherwise, were members of the Singapore Armed Forces involved, up to the latest convenient date; and (b) how much compensation has been paid for loss of lives or limbs as a consequence of those accidents.

Mr Lim Kim San: (a) The total number of traffic offences of every description involving drivers of Singapore military vehicles and members of the public during the period 1st January to 30th September, 1969 was 369.

(b) Of the 369 cases, fatal injuries were sustained in three instances, there were 29 cases in which persons were seriously hurt and the rest were all minor accidents. Of the three fatal accident cases, two of the cases are pending and in the third case the S.A.F. driver was found to be not at fault.

Accident claims made against the Ministry of the Interior and Defence are forwarded to the Solicitor-General's Office for necessary action in keeping with procedure relating to claims against Government vehicles.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 15 October 1969. Republished on SGParliament.