Gruesome accident at Tampines St 45 T JUNCTION - RIP

[watchman8]

I agree with Leongsam that it is better for one to actively go help the family of the victims in anyway one could, or if one believes, say a quiet prayer for the bereaved. Sometimes public condolences became something meant for oneself.

If anyone here has any information now one could donate a little gift to the bereaved please post here as it will be particularly beneficial for those of us overseas, thank you in advance.

A lot of people are already helping them. The best the rest can do is to help prevent such an accident from happening. Don't let the boys die in vain. This should be a wake up call to pap to seriously ratchet up the penalties for causing road kills, as well as to implement all viable measures to improve road safety.

This accident occur in a suburb area at a traffic junction near a school with lots of pedestrians and cyclists. No excuse whatsoever for the lorry driver for reckless driving. Obviously reckless driving penalties are way too lenient to inculcate poor driving habits in Singapore.

With cheap cost of CCTV nowadays, the traffic police ought to put surveillance cam around the island to actively nab errant drivers, even if no accident occur. This will keep all drivers on their toes all the time.

 

[50000]

I agree with Leongsam that it is better for one to actively go help the family of the victims in anyway one could, or if one believes, say a quiet prayer for the bereaved. Sometimes public condolences became something meant for oneself.

If anyone here has any information now one could donate a little gift to the bereaved please post here as it will be particularly beneficial for those of us overseas, thank you in advance.

yes, agree......its about time we helped fellow singaporeans rather than.....

 

[BuiKia]

 

[giggity_shit]

i totally agree.

How on earth do you recover from such a lose?

 

[ilovesingapore]

How on earth do you recover from such a lose?

inconsolable loss
irreparable grief
no words can describe the catastrophe
only comfort and kind words will help to reduce the pain
public sympathy and empathy will go a long way
time will heal the wound and the profound sorrow
it's grim reminder to all of us
don't take our life here for granted
life is one sudden mockery and one sudden swing

 

[ilovesingapore]

i hope the bereaved parents will recover from this this tragedy
time will heal everything....:(

 

[Froggy]

A lot of people are already helping them. The best the rest can do is to help prevent such an accident from happening. Don't let the boys die in vain. This should be a wake up call to pap to seriously ratchet up the penalties for causing road kills, as well as to implement all viable measures to improve road safety.

This accident occur in a suburb area at a traffic junction near a school with lots of pedestrians and cyclists. No excuse whatsoever for the lorry driver for reckless driving. Obviously reckless driving penalties are way too lenient to inculcate poor driving habits in Singapore.

With cheap cost of CCTV nowadays, the traffic police ought to put surveillance cam around the island to actively nab errant drivers, even if no accident occur. This will keep all drivers on their toes all the time.

I agree watchman that the government should relentlessly improve road safety for all road users un any way particularly for cyclists. A lot of education too is required for all these to happen. But then I still feel that children should not be allowed to be on roads use for motor vehicles.

 

[Extremist]

:(:(:(:(


TNP PHOTO: Jeremy Long Two brothers, aged 13 and 7, were killed in a fatal accident in Tampines at about 5.40pm yesterday afternoon.

The older boy was cycling, with his younger brother riding pillion, across Street 45 towards Dunman Secondary School when they were hit by a cement truck turning into the junction.

One of them was killed on the spot. A witness saw the other boy, who was severely injured, trying to get up before collapsing again. He didn’t move after that.

Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics pronounced them dead at the scene. The 56-year-old driver was arrested at the scene for causing death by a rash act.

 

[Frankiestine]

The children's parents are to blamed for the accident. Everyone in Singapore drives a car, why is there a need to ride a bicyce?

You are a fucking retard.... just pray karma doesn't come round to kick you back in the ass...

 

[mollusk]

Cement mixer, tipper drivers are paid by trip.More trip more money. If any bros pass through west coast highway, you can see all this monster lorry speeding like there's no tomorrow. Agreed that something must be done to prevent this kind of incident happening again.

 

[peppertail]

What is the purpose of posting these cruel heartwrenching pictures here? Will they make the family and friends of those 2 boys feel better? Isnt the thought of it already sick enough?

Mock and censor me all you want but this is sensationalist bullshit.

 

[ilovesingapore]

Cement mixer, tipper drivers are paid by trip.More trip more money. If any bros pass through west coast highway, you can see all this monster lorry speeding like there's no tomorrow. Agreed that something must be done to prevent this kind of incident happening again.

yes, driving along this stretch of west coast highway and also along that stretch of aye nearby is damned dangerous!!!...these heavy vehicles are speeding!!!!!!!!!!! the cement mixer can just topple and bury you and your car!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[watchman8]

I agree watchman that the government should relentlessly improve road safety for all road users un any way particularly for cyclists. A lot of education too is required for all these to happen. But then I still feel that children should not be allowed to be on roads use for motor vehicles.

Some families are poor, both parents have to work and can't afford maids. I don't see why school kids should be disallowed to cross the roads, especially pri 3 upwards and in suburb areas.

Drivers used to be mindful of other road users, but I note that in past decade, the penalties on reckless driving is too lax thus leading to really bad driving behaviour.

 

[giggity_shit]

What is the purpose of posting these cruel heartwrenching pictures here? Will they make the family and friends of those 2 boys feel better? Isnt the thought of it already sick enough?

Mock and censor me all you want but this is sensationalist bullshit.

Yar agree with you. What value other than to sell papers. :(

 

[loneshark]

What is the purpose of posting these cruel heartwrenching pictures here? Will they make the family and friends of those 2 boys feel better? Isnt the thought of it already sick enough?

Mock and censor me all you want but this is sensationalist bullshit.

Please have some respect for the victims and remove the pictures of the dead bodies.
Thank you.

 

[ilovesingapore]

Some families are poor, both parents have to work and can't afford maids. I don't see why school kids should be disallowed to cross the roads, especially pri 3 upwards and in suburb areas.

Drivers used to be mindful of other road users, but I note that in past decade, the penalties on reckless driving is too lax thus leading to really bad driving behaviour.

i totally agree. the social milieu has changed. we have lost something i would call social concern and care. in the past, we are more careful and more forgiving...more patient and more concerned with the welfare and well being of our fellow singaporeans. we have lost it. that kampung spirit has been lost with the massive influx of non-singaporeans...

you just look around you...you can see a very hostile and a very indifferent social milieu...sad. this place has also become more dirty,more filthy and more congested like sardines. nobody seems to stop and care anymore!!!

 

[mollusk]

i totally agree. the social milieu has changed. we have lost something i would call social concern and care. in the past, we are more careful and more forgiving...more patient and more concerned with the welfare and well being of our fellow singaporeans. we have lost it. that kampung spirit has been lost with the massive influx of non-singaporeans...

you just look around you...you can see a very hostile and a very indifferent social milieu...sad. this place has also become more dirty,more filthy and more congested like sardines. nobody seems to stop and care anymore!!!

When the floodgate was opened, that was when we singaporean lose our compassion.

 

[watchman8]

When the floodgate was opened, that was when we singaporean lose our compassion.

I will not be too quick to put the blame on foreigners. I think the culprit is Wong kan seng in his decade rule on MHA where he slash the budget of TP and allowed the courts to relax penalties on reckless driving. They spend more money and resources on a few terrorists than policing the streets properly.

TCH, if he wants to redeem himself for posterity should handle road safety and harshly clampdown on reckless driving.

 

[ilovesingapore]

When the floodgate was opened, that was when we singaporean lose our compassion.

partly agree....

 

[Extremist]

heart breaking