Saturday, August 25, 2007
Its saddening...... =(
16-year-old boy dies after being hit by bus at Hougang Central
SINGAPORE : A 16-year-old boy died after being hit by an SBS Transit bus at Hougang Central on Friday morning. The driver is now assisting the police with investigations. SBS Transit says it will carry out its own checks once police investigations are completed. Meanwhile, the driver has been suspended with immediate effect. Police say the bus was turning right into Hougang Central at about 7am when it knocked down Gabriel Goh Wei Xiang, who was on his way to school. The three passengers onboard were not injured. Channel NewsAsia understands that Gabriel's family learned about the incident after his teacher called to say he did not attend school on Friday. Gabriel, who was studying at Holy Innocents' High School at Upper Serangoon Road, was due to take his O-level examinations this year. His father, Goh Joo Chuan, said, "His teacher called me today, saying that Wei Xiang did not come for class today. So I informed my wife and she called home, asking Wei Xiang's elder brother to go down the flat to take a look. His brother recognised his shoes and school bag on the road." - CNA/ms
Taken from : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/295875/1/.html
I was flipping through the newspaper just a while ago and came upon this news article. Life's really so unpredictable. You never know what will happen to you the next moment. Life's not like a video, you can't playback, neither can you stop nor pause....life just has to go on right? Even for the family members of the boy....
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