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SINGAPORE: Two brothers died after they were
hit by a cement truck near Dunman Secondary School, at Tampines
Street 45.
The 56-year-old Singaporean driver has been arrested
for causing death by rash act.
At around 6pm on Monday, the Singapore Civil Defence
Force received a call for help.
But when paramedics arrived at the scene, both boys,
aged seven and 13, were pronounced dead.
A MediaCorp hotline caller said that the incident
happened only 50 metres from the school gates, and that he saw a
smashed bicycle lying near the boys.
Speaking in Mandarin, he said it was an awful sight
and very upsetting.
Some residents who live in the area say that the
area where the incident happened sees a lot of traffic, and can be
dangerous.
Mr Zoe Jaffar, who has lived in the area for 16
years said: "The traffic lights change quite fast, sometimes
drivers tend to speed up to beat the traffic lights."
Another resident in the area, teenager Tan Khai Feng
added that people sometimes also cross the road even though the
traffic lights have not indicated that it is safe for them to do
so.
Resident Lim Heng Chew said: "This is a hotspot for
traffic accidents... (another boy) recently got knocked down by a
taxi - the boy is my son's classmate."
He added that just a few months back, a Malay lady
was also knocked down at the junction, and is worried because he
has two school-going children.