17-year-old dies after basketball backboard structure falls on him in Bedok
A basketball court near Block 18 Bedok South Road, where a teenager was found injured and unconscious on July 26, 2021.
SINGAPORE — A 17-year-old boy has died after a basketball backboard structure collapsed and fell on him on Monday evening (July 26).
The police said on Tuesday that they received a call for assistance at 8.43pm on Monday about someone who was found injured next to a basketball backboard structure near Block 18 Bedok South Road.
“A 17-year-old male teenager was unconscious when conveyed to the hospital, where he subsequently died from his injuries,” they said.
Police investigations into the unnatural death are ongoing.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said on Tuesday that at 8.45pm, it received a call for assistance at a basketball court near the same location.
It took one person to Changi General Hospital and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him on the way there.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the East Coast Town Council said that a basketball hoop structure had collapsed and fallen 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,” the town council said.
“Our heart goes out to the victim and his family,” it added. “We will work closely with the relevant agencies to provide support and assistance to them.”
The town council is assisting with police investigations.
“We would like to appeal for witnesses of the incident to contact Bedok Police Division at 1800-244-0000,” it said.
