Tragic accident at Tampinese - pls wear cycling helmets!

[Harlequin]

Yes, shouldn't let the kids ride bicycles on a busy road, poor kids can't really make good road judgement. Accident like this is one too many :sad:

[Sun_2010]

:sad: RIP


Pray that the parents/family have the strength to bear this tragedy.

:sad:
Never take anything for granted in life. ...

[3Boys]

I cannot begin to even imagine the grief of the parents. I really hope they are able to find some solace and peace

[Harlequin]

Someone posted on STomp that the boys daddy is working in the army. A man that serves our nation. :sad:

[coolbreeze]

Its a sad day indeed...


Many times i have witnessed drivers talking on their handphones while driving. Worst, some were doing so while making turns at traffic junctions.

All road users have to do their parts and be responsible for each other.

Sometimes, pointing fingers at whose right or wrong is already too late...

[raysusan]

From http://www.tnp.sg/content/young-brothers-killed-tampines-horror-crash


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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.

Read the full report in The New Paper on Tuesday (Jan 29).

[AC_Power]

Very sad…two young lives, so much more in life awaits them.


Deepest condolences to the family.

I urge no one forward any of the gruesome pictures. Let’s respect the dead.

[kitty2]

:sad: RIP boys :sad:

[luvmum]

I am affected too after reading news about this and together with the 6 year old william who was found dead in Malaysia. All these news bring cold shivers. No matter how protective we parents want to be, we cannot avoid accidents at all. Nobody can predict what lies ahead, treasure and cherish.


Like my son’s school, everyday when I send him to school, i realised no cars stop at the zebra crossing even when we are crossing the road. We literally need to run before any car comes by. Now, we don’t tell our kids to wait for the green light before stopping. We tell them make sure the cars really and truly STOP before you cross.

[ammonite]

Nebbermind:

ammonite:

tragic accident at Tampinese. Two brothers cycling home from school were killed by a big heavy vehicle. The photos are shocking. I am not sure if this could have saved them - maybe the younger one - but parents, please MAKE your kids wear helmets if they are cycling along or across roads.


Thoughts with the family. :sad:

Sorry, I'm not sure if the helmets would be of any help in this situation.

That aside, there are a lot of young riders with very poor road discipline around the area with my parents live. They would race across behind my car even though I am doing a reverse park. :siao:

Totally agree that helmets won't help the elder one for sure, but if the younger one had died from impact, it may have given him a small chance. Of course if he too was ran over, then...gulp :sad:

Road safety awareness is definitely important. Something I really don't get is young kids on scooters zooming way ahead of their parents along busy roads. A big no-no in my books.

Luvmum, yup agreed. Another point that I drilled my kids on - don't bend down close to roads. SIL witnessed an incident where a woman bend over to pick up something just as the bus was approaching. When she bent over, her head stuck out over the curb and the bus just missed her head. SIL said both she and another man broke into cold sweat at the close shave.