By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent

A MAN was charged in a district court on Friday with causing the death of his front seat passenger and a woman pedestrian in a three-vehicle collision.

Owen Calvin Tan Cheng Lock, 44, is said to have caused the death of Madam Lai Foong Mei, 41, through his negligence along Buangkok Drive last Oct 14.

He was driving a van when he allegedly failed to give way to traffic when making a right turn from Buangkok Drive into Punggol Road, resulting in a collision with another van coming from the opposite direction with the right of way.

On impact, his vehicle allegedly veered towards the right side of Punggol Road and hit Miss Yeo Moi Liang, 53, who was using the pedestrian crossing.

The second causing death charge also states that his van hit a stationary Mercedes-Benz which had stopped at the red light signal.

Miss Yeo, who was sandwiched between Tan's van and the car, died.

Tan is out on $10,000 bail.

His passport was impounded.

A pre-trial hearing is set for July 24.