A MOTORIST was taking his passengers home late one evening when it skidded, went up a centre road divider and overturned on the opposite side of the road.

A rear right passenger died about two months after the June 15, 2006 accident.

On Monday, second-year polytechnic student Shawn Goh Jin Fa, 24, was given the maximum fine of $10,000 and banned from driving for five years for causing the death of Mr Taqdir Buang, 23, through his negligence.

One of the two other passengers was treated as an outpatient while the other was given two weeks' medical leave.

A district court heard that Goh was driving on the extreme right lane of Clementi Road at about 11.30pm when he drove negligently and lost control of the car while overtaking a car from the left side of that car.

His car went up the road divider, hit a metal railing and overturned on the centre lane of the three-lane road on the opposite side.

Mr Taqdir suffered serious head injuries and died 64 days later in hospital on Aug 18.

Goh could have been jailed for up to two years or fined or jailed and fined for the offence.