Raja Azlan Shah J (delivering oral judgment):

[1] The appellant was driving a Sri Jaya bus on the main Kuala Lumpur/Ipoh Road. He intended to turn right into Jalan Perhentian. But he did not stop at the junction. The said bus collided into a scooter coming from the opposite direction. The pillion rider died as a result of the collision. On those simple facts the learned President found the appellant guilty under s 34A(1) of the Road Traffic Ordinance 1958 and sentenced him to one day's imprisonment and fined him $2,000 in default six months' imprisonment. He was further disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for a period of five years. He appealed against conviction and sentence.