RadX Moderator May 15, 2014 Share May 15, 2014 Dunno posted here, but this deserves a thread! This breaks my heart! Good boy and this had to happen! Sigh. http://youthphoria.stomp.com.sg/breaking_news/article/4097 Student killed in Sin Ming Ave accident was excited about poly life By Joyce LimThe Straits TimesSunday, May 11, 2014 It was a dream come true when Tien Kang Fan got into a polytechnic. The former Bishan Park Secondary School student was thrilled as he had not thought his results were good enough. He had started at Ngee Ann Polytechnic just two weeks ago, in what his mother said were "probably the happiest two weeks in his life". But it has all come to an end for the 18-year-old logistics and supply management student, who was taken off life support on Thursday morning after he was run over by a lorry on Monday and left brain dead. Getting into a polytechnic had given Kang Fan hope of a good future, in which he could provide a better living for his parents, said his good friend Koh Jun Wee, 18. And he had worked very hard, his father Tien Yoon Seong, 49, a construction supervisor, told The Straits Times at his wake. "My son was never afraid of hard work. He spent long hours studying every day to prepare for his O-level examinations," he said. "He needed help with his schoolwork, but delayed asking for tuition as he was worried if I could afford the extra expenses." Kang Fan was crossing the road at Sin Ming Avenue just past 7am last Monday when the accident took place. He was on his way to school. He was excited about poly life, said his mother Lee Kim Ling, 52, a hawker assistant. She recalled how he would jump onto her bed every night to tell her about his day in school. "He was like a big boy, showing me photographs that he had taken in school of his activities and friends," said Madam Lee, her voice trembling. Kang Fan's parents had no doubt that the second of their three sons would do well in life. Many described him as sensible and hard-working. Kang Fan's former cashier colleague at FairPrice, who gave her name only as Madam Lew, said: "Whenever there is a school break, he would work to earn some extra money. I always see him taking his mother to the supermarket and he would pay for the groceries. "He would also help the elderly carry their groceries. It's a pity he died so young," said the 50-year-old. Police said a 55-year-old Singaporean lorry driver is helping with investigations. The accident killed another pedestrian, Madam Khoo Thuan Kheng, 72. Almost a hundred relatives, friends and teachers as well as former colleagues from FairPrice turned up at Kang Fan's wake in Ang Mo Kio. He was cremated on Saturday. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 (edited) The accident killed two. I wonder what happened? Poor boy. Poor auntie. RIP Edited May 16, 2014 by Watwheels 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycanthrope 4th Gear May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 too much construction liao ... look at the thomson ..totally bare ..no more trees ... KNN man 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Supersonic May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 RIP to the boy. Maybe after the family has pulled themselves together, the father, being in the construction industry could share (from the horses mouth) the working conditions of lorry drivers in this sector. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenMob 6th Gear May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 too much construction liao ... look at the thomson ..totally bare ..no more trees ... KNN man RIP...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexel Clutched May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 tragic... rest in peace man.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kklim Supercharged May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 RIP. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
So_nice 6th Gear May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 Newspaper so quick to point out when it's a Singaporean but be as vague as possible when it's not. Well done. Hope this boy and the old lady rip. 阿弥陀佛 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 not too many construction, its just the extremely lax enforcement of commercial vehicles' reckless driving attitudes. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 my heart goes out to his family, RIP Kang Fan.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 Don't know what to say.... read the article and almost in tears [bigcry] Gone too soon.... RIP 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enye Hypersonic May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 RIP too many big lorries and dump trucks in the heartlands sometimes i stop at traffic light, around 50% are big trucks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrmilktooth Supercharged May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 RIP... this is very sad.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 RIP too many big lorries and dump trucks in the heartlands sometimes i stop at traffic light, around 50% are big trucks I say bring back the speed limiter and the blinking lights on top of all commercial vehicles. Also increase the frequency of inspection from annually to quarterly. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum 5th Gear May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 too much construction liao ... look at the thomson ..totally bare ..no more trees ... KNN man too much accident liao, Singapore road really bacome as dangerous as a tiger‘s mouth, speechless, lorry drivers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazda-6 1st Gear May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 Very heartbreaking. Young man with so much life, taken away. Well at least he has moved onto a better place. RIP. My heart goes out to his family. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoobie Supercharged May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 the dad is also in construction industry... TP ar TP, so many die liao you still cannot see?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Othello Supersonic May 16, 2014 Share May 16, 2014 the dad is also in construction industry... TP ar TP, so many die liao you still cannot see?? they rather catch illegal exhaust poor boy being a father to 2 boys, I can imagine the anguish and heartbreak .... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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