February 19, 2021
The man died after he fell through an opening in the floor and landed on a staircase 4.7m below at a house at 38 University Walk.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - A construction firm director died last week after he fell through an opening in the floor of a semi-detached house that was undergoing addition and alteration works.
The 53-year-old Singapore permanent resident was overseeing construction work at the two-storey house located at 38 University Walk, which is in a private estate near Dunearn Road, when he fell through the opening and landed on a staircase 4.7m below.
The fatal accident on Feb 10 was the fourth work-related death that took place over the first 10 days of the month, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) told The Straits Times in a statement on Thursday (Feb 18). MOM is investigating all four incidents.
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Woman dies after tree falls on her
Miss Loke Xiao Li s lower body was trapped under the tree. She was pronounced dead at the scene. TNP PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
NParks says tree was inspected last April, Marsiling Park remains safe to visit
The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted to the incident at around 8.15am.
Officers used cutting equipment to extricate Miss Loke Xiao Li, whose lower body was trapped under the tree. Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene, and the police are investigating the unnatural death.
Dr Leong Chee Chiew, commissioner of parks and recreation of National Parks Board (NParks), said in a statement that the Araucaria excelsa - it was 20m tall, had a girth of 1.3m and was about 20 years old - was found to be healthy when it was last inspected in April 2020. It was due for its next inspection in October.
The Straits Times
Woman dies after being trapped under fallen tree
People at the park tried to lift the tree off her but failed; cutting equipment used to extricate her
Eyewitnesses said they heard a loud crack just before the 20m-tall Araucaria excelsa tree, which had a girth of 1.3m, fell yesterday morning at Marsiling Park, pinning Ms Loke Xiao Li, 38, under it. About 10 people at the park tried to lift the tree but were unsuccessful. Part of the tree fell into the lake. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Ms Loke s body being carried out of the park. Singapore Civil Defence Force officers used cutting equipment to extricate her after she was trapped under the tree, but she was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO