Singaporeans killed by trees

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THREE Singaporeans were killed by falling trees within a week last month.

Two of the incidents occurred on the same day and within two hours of each other.

And two of the deaths were in separate incidents on Mount Ophir (Gunung Ledang), Johor.

In the first accident on 15 May, trainee teacher Mohamad Rohaizam Tumadi, 26, was killed when a tree broke in half and fell on him at about 5am while he was asleep in a tent.

He was one of 58 physical education trainee teachers and lecturers from the National Institute of Education attending a three-day camp at Mount Ophir.

Mr Rohaizam was sleeping in the tent with three classmates who all escaped unhurt.


CRUSHED
Barely two hours later, dental assistant Ho Siew Lan , 42, was killed while taking her daily morning walk at Bukit Batok Nature Park.

Madam Ho was with several others taking their morning exercise when it began to rain.

The women were just about to leave the park when they were struck by the tree.

Two of the women were injured, and Madam Ho was crushed and her body pinned under the tree.

On 19 May, auxiliary police officer Abdul Razak Abdul Hamid, 47, was scaling Mount Ophir with a group of 12, including eight colleagues, when a storm began.

While resting in a tent, a tree fell, severely injuring him. Park rangers pulled him from under the branches and his buddies took turns carrying him down the slope.

But he was pronounced dead early on 20 May, when they finally found medical help.

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