SINGAPORE, Oct. 31 -- A 49-year-old man was sentenced to two months in jail after knocking down a 70-year-old pedestrian with his bicycle, leading to the victim's death.

Lu Su Min Lester was found guilty of causing the death of Soon Say Beng by a rash act not amounting to culpable homicide, CNA reported.

The incident took place on March 6 last year when Lu was cycling to meet a friend at a petrol kiosk. While riding along Upper Bukit Timah Road at around 6.30am, Lu ran a red light and struck Soon, who was crossing the junction legally with the pedestrian light green.

The impact knocked Soon unconscious, and he was later pronounced dead.

According to CNA, the prosecutor sought a jail term of two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half months, e...