Weekend MEGA news (8 Augest 2009)Saturday
Train accident in KTM railway,Singapore
2 dead
A young couple died after they were knocked down by a train at the KTM railway track near Upper Bukit Timah Road early Saturday morning.
19—year—old Goh Sheng Yao and 20—year—old Lee Jing Yu, both Republic Polytechnic students, were pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene at about 6.00am.
It is believed that the train driver had signalled to both of them to move away from the track, but they failed to do so.
The train was heading towards Malaysia and was not carrying any passengers at the time of the accident. Train services were disrupted for nearly two hours before resuming at around 7.40am.
Police have classified the case as unnatural death and investigations are underway. Witnesses with information on the case can contact the police at 1800—255—0000.
19—year—old Goh Sheng Yao and 20—year—old Lee Jing Yu, both Republic Polytechnic students, were pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene at about 6.00am.
It is believed that the train driver had signalled to both of them to move away from the track, but they failed to do so.
The train was heading towards Malaysia and was not carrying any passengers at the time of the accident. Train services were disrupted for nearly two hours before resuming at around 7.40am.
Police have classified the case as unnatural death and investigations are underway. Witnesses with information on the case can contact the police at 1800—255—0000.
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