im not sure if this has been posted b4 or is this the most
appropriate place to post it.
im not a eye witness n the only condolence gesture we can all do is
by taking a read.
extract from the article:
Dear Friends,
My name is Dawn Chia Siam Mui and I have a lot of words to say.
Please read on (Please also forward this mail to your friends so
that the chances of us finding the witness maybe higher). I don't
know whether this method will work or not, but I just hope for the
best.
My nephew, Shawn Tan Yong Ming (he is my elder sister's son and my
most favourite nephew), got into a fatal motor accident at Ang Mo
Kio Ave 1 & 6 Cross Junction (very near to Bishan Park and Blk
307) and he passed away suddenly due to serious injury in Singapore
General Hospital at 8.40pm on the same day).
The details are as follows:
Date of Accident : 15 May 2003 (last Thursday - Vesak Day)
Time of Accident : 7.45 pm
Place of Accident : Along Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 & 6 Cross Junction
(the police has already placed the metal plate to look for
eye-witnesses at the scene)
The past few days have been a very difficult time for the family,
relatives and friends. He is only 20 years old going to 21 this
coming September. While typing this letter, tears just flow out
from my eyes. I still cannot believe that he is dead. He is really
a very lovable & easy going boy and I cannot describe the hurt
and sadness that I am facing now but I am sure the parents and
siblings must be facing more hurt than me.
Shawn is the eldest son in the family and he has left behind his
parents (the father is a SBS bus driver and the mother is a stall
helper), a sister who is going to the polytechnic this June (her
studies maybe postphoned due to financial difficulty because of
this accident), the youngest brother who is only in secondary 1 and
2 grandmothers to mourn for him. (When the parents reached the
hospital, he is already dead. So, he died alone with no loved ones
by his side)
I always read of such cases in the newspapers and I felt very sad.
Never did I know that it will happen to my loved one today (Now, I
really know the pain). Till now, I cannot accept that he has
already gone, the memory of him is still so fresh in my mind. I
really cannot use words to describe how I am feeling at this
moment.
For the past few days, we are busy with the funeral
arrangements.
So, it is only today that I managed to talk to the traffic police
officer in charge of Shawn's case. There is still no eye-witness to
this accident at the moment.
I sincerely begged the eye-witness to come forward so that at least
we know what actually happened on that day. It is a cross junction
and the time of accident is 7.45pm, thus, I am confident that there
must be drivers or pedestrians who have witnessed this accident
.
I know that it is troublesome to be a witness, but, please step
forward so that at least the family members know how he died. He is
still so young.
Although the newspapers reported that the Mercedes Benz driver (52
years old) is currently out of bail and is at fault (because he is
on the turning lane and my nephew is going straight), we are still
not sure whether this information is accurate.
Irregardless of whether who is at fault, we just want to know the
truth (he is just riding a scooter, how could the impact be so
great as to cause his death?). If it is Shawn's fault, we have
nothing to say and hope that he will rest in peace, but if it is
the driver's fault, we want justice to be done.
I, as his relative, cannot just sit and do nothing, his parents are
not well-educated and if I also "bochap", who is going to find out
the truth? The undertaker told me that both his hands were clasped
tightly when he collected the body and this means that he died
unwillingly and not resting in peace), and I have also seen it with
my own eyes that his hands were really clasped.
Please pass this message on to anyone you know or your family and
friends.
If anyone has witness the accident, please call the traffic police
at 1800-547-1818. If the witness is proved to be credible by the
police, we will give him a token of appreciation of $500. We know
that $500 is not a big amount, but, we are just an average income
family, so, that's the best amount that we can offer (but if the
witness request for more reward, we will definitely try our best to
raise the money).
Please come forward if you have witness the case.
Thank you and Best regards
Dawn Chia
H/P 94366684