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Man found dead inside a car along Claymore Road in Orchard
A screengrab of the video showing a blue tent at the scene of the incident along Claymore Road. (Image: Steven Chia)
18 Feb 2021 07:49PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: A 65-year-old man was found dead inside a car along Claymore Road in Orchard on Thursday (Feb 18).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance along 7 Claymore Road on Thursday at 12.25pm.
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A 65-year-old man was found unresponsive inside a car and was later pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic, said the police.
The Straits Times
Woman killed by falling tree in Marsiling Park; last inspection by NParks in April 2020
NParks personnel doing an investigation on the fallen tree in Marsiling Park on Feb 18, 2021. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Ms Loke Xiao Li s body being taken away from the scene in Marsiling Park on Feb 18, 2021. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
NParks personnel doing an investigation on the fallen tree in Marsiling Park on Feb 18, 2021.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
According to eyewitnesses, a loud crack was heard just before the tree fell.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
PublishedFeb 18, 2021, 11:49 am SGT
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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.