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SINGAPORE – Five-year-old Renee Hairiyanto saw a blind man get into an accident when he could not hear the beeping sound at a traffic light due to road noise. In May this year, Renee was walking home from pre-school when she witnessed the accident. This led her to ask her parents, Mr Hairiyanto and Madam Siti Qadriyah, questions about why.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Five-year-old Renee Hairiyanto saw a blind man get into an accident when he could not hear the beeping sound of a traffic light due to road noise.