Angered by a motorcyclist cutting into his lane, a food delivery rider followed him to a junction and berated him while they waited at a red light. He then overtook the motorcyclist, cut in front of him and braked sharply, causing a collision that sent both men tumbling to the ground. The delivery rider immediately got up and punched the motorcyclist.
The accused, Liu Jiasheng, 28, whose name was transliterated from Chinese, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt. He was sentenced to 19 days in jail and disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for six months.
The incident took place at 7.30pm on 20 March this year in the vicinity of Kim Tian Road in Tiong Bahru. According to the facts of the case, Liu was working as a food delivery rider at the time. The victim was a 31-year-old male motorcyclist.
Before the incident, Liu was riding along Kim Tian Road when the victim emerged from a car park at the side and turned onto the road. Liu claimed he began following the victim because he was unhappy that the victim had overtaken him and cut in front of him.
The two men then stopped at a red light at a T-junction. The victim was in the third lane and Liu was in the second. Liu took the opportunity to berate the victim loudly.
When the lights turned green, both men continued riding. Liu then moved into the third lane, rode in front of the victim and braked suddenly. Unable to react in time, the victim collided with him, and both men and their motorcycles fell to the ground.
After getting up, Liu immediately walked towards the victim and punched him on the right cheek. Their motorcycles remained on their sides in the third lane as the men argued.
The prosecution played a video of the incident in court. The footage was captured by the dashcam of a vehicle travelling behind the two men.
Liu, who was not represented by a lawyer, told the court he had nothing to say in mitigation.
For the full report, see the 13 November 2026 edition of Shin Min Daily News.
