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60-year-old man dies in Pasir Ris after construction materials fall

60-year-old man dies in Pasir Ris after construction materials fall

A 60-year-old man died at a construction site in Pasir Ris on Wednesday after metal construction materials toppled onto the crane he was sitting in.

According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force, who were alerted to the incident at 11:46am, paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

Officers had to reposition the crane boom and remove the materials before they could retrieve the body, SCDF said.

The civil defence forces dispatched two fire engines, a Red Rhino, an ambulance and two support vehicles to the site, which is located along Pasir Ris Drive 1.

According to The Straits Timesthe location was a construction site of Pasir Ris One, a public housing development under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme.

The police, who received a call for assistance at about 12:48pm, are investigating the unnatural death.