A 17-year-old teenager has died from his injuries after a basketball hoop structure falls on him yesterday night(July 26).
According to the Police, they were alerted at around 8.43 PM that a boy was found injured beside the structure at Blk 18 Bedok South Road.
The boy was sent to the Changi General Hospital and he was unconscious throughout the journey, the boy later died from his injuries.
Photos of the incident was circulated in Whatsapp:
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East Coast Town council posted in Facebook:
The East Coast Town Council is deeply saddened by news of an unfortunate incident which happened in the evening of Monday, 26 July 2021 at the basketball court next to Block 18 Bedok South Road.
Based on the initial information received, a basketball hoop structure had collapsed and fell onto one of the users of the court. For the safety of our residents, we have closed the basketball court with immediate effect so as to conduct a thorough check on the integrity of all structures there. Our heart goes out to the victim and his family.
We will work closely with the relevant agencies to provide support and assistance to them.I
n the meantime, police investigations are ongoing, and we would like to appeal for witnesses of the incident to contact Bedok Police Division at 1800-244-0000. The Town Council is also cooperating with the police in the investigations
