Woman injured after tree falls at Istana Park
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Woman injured after tree falls at Istana Park
By Lynda Hong | Posted: 09 June 2010 1738 hrsSINGAPORE : A woman was injured after a tree fell at the Istana Park along Orchard Road on Wednesday.
She was passing by the Istana when the incident occurred at about 4pm.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said the 69-year-old woman was conscious when sent to the Singapore General Hospital.
She had "redness on the elbow".
It is not clear just yet what caused the tree to fall, but eye witnesses said the incident resulted in a traffic jam in the area. - CNA/ms -
free pratas for life!
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too bad the tree didn't fall on Nathan !
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can also dropped on the famiLee.
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Will she be able to claim medical fee from the state?
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Damn, wrong timing. Back to design board.
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Jun 10, 2010 - Straits Times
Fallen tree caused by rotten root
By Amresh Gunasingham & Mavis Goh
A ROTTEN root and a tree crown that had grown unevenly caused a 30-year-old raintree to topple in front of the Istana at around 4pm on Wednesday, bringing a traffic light down with it.
The National Parks Board (NParks), which looks after trees along most roads and in parks and nature reserves, told The Straits Times that as the rotten root, one of three that anchor the tree, was underground, it went undetected by its officers who conduct regular checks on the health of trees in Singapore.
The fallen tree, which was 18m tall and had a girth of 2.5m, was also competing for sunlight with a larger tree right next to it, which meant its crown could not develop evenly and into its usual round shape. As a result, its weight was not evenly distributed, NParks explained.
A combination of these factors, as well as the heavy rain which loosened the soil on Wednesday afternoon, triggered the fall of the tree, said Mr Simon Longman, director of streetscape at NParks.
NParks has deployed officers to conduct checks on other trees in the vicinity, he added, although he could not say when the tree was last checked.
NParks inspects every tree under its charge at least once every three years.
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Victim of falling tree
'Five kind Samaritans came to my rescue.'
MS FIONA TAN: 'My heartfelt thanks to five Samaritans. On June 9, I was walking alongside the Istana when a tree fell and knocked me unconscious. From reading The Straits Times, I learnt that five kind Samaritans came to my rescue. I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of them for their help.'
- ST Forum
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Victim of falling tree
'Five kind Samaritans came to my rescue.'
MS FIONA TAN: 'My heartfelt thanks to five Samaritans. On June 9, I was walking alongside the Istana when a tree fell and knocked me unconscious. From reading The Straits Times, I learnt that five kind Samaritans came to my rescue. I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of them for their help.'
- ST Forum
Hmmmm ..........whose your fav 5 ...President, MM, SM, PM...and ....AngelXXXX.
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The tree made an "honest mistake" also?
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Originally posted by hasene:
Will she be able to claim medical fee from the state?
Should be able to - insurance will probably settle and close the case.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Damn, wrong timing. Back to design board.
Not just wrong timing la. Identity oso salah besar sia....... This engineer hor...........Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
The tree made an "honest mistake" also?
now i called that 50 years freak accident..... : )