Breaking News: Man found unconscious at U Town
Han helping out with victim's bleeding.
BREAKING STORY by Leow Fang Yi
13 September 2011
It was supposed to be a regular Monday morning at school for two National University of Singapore students. But their journey from the car park to the classroom was anything but normal.
On Sept. 12, 2011, 8:10 a.m., Han Tingyan and Deon Toh found a man lying motionless in a pool of blood. He was discovered at the roadside of the roundabout beside the internal bus stop of University Town.
Tan Bee Wah, a contractor at the CREATE building, woke up in a state of confusion when the duo approached him. Unable to utter a sound, let alone answer any of their questions, the man in his mid-40s sat up looking completely lost while bleeding profusely.
“It could've been hit-and-run accident, so we called both the ambulance and the U Town security immediately,” said Han, a Year 3 student from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Within minutes, three male security personnel rushed to the scene with a first-aid kit. One began helping Tan stop his bleeding at the back of his head while the other two began looking for forms of identification and an appropriate contact person.
No other superficial injuries were found on him. “He could have just simply fainted while walking on the road. He was lucky we found him so quickly, if not he would still be bleeding profusely now,” said Toh.
After 15 minutes, the paramedics came. Tan started to sober up but slurred when he spoke. “What time is it now? I was just at my lorry at 8:05 a.m. going to work. Do you see that, that is my lorry, my lorry. Why am I bleeding, why is my head so painful?” he said repeatedly in Mandarin, clearly unaware of what had happened to him.
Tan was rushed to the nearest hospital, National University Hospital.
U Town security will be looking into security footage of the incident for more details.
13 September 2011
It was supposed to be a regular Monday morning at school for two National University of Singapore students. But their journey from the car park to the classroom was anything but normal.
On Sept. 12, 2011, 8:10 a.m., Han Tingyan and Deon Toh found a man lying motionless in a pool of blood. He was discovered at the roadside of the roundabout beside the internal bus stop of University Town.
Tan Bee Wah, a contractor at the CREATE building, woke up in a state of confusion when the duo approached him. Unable to utter a sound, let alone answer any of their questions, the man in his mid-40s sat up looking completely lost while bleeding profusely.
“It could've been hit-and-run accident, so we called both the ambulance and the U Town security immediately,” said Han, a Year 3 student from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Within minutes, three male security personnel rushed to the scene with a first-aid kit. One began helping Tan stop his bleeding at the back of his head while the other two began looking for forms of identification and an appropriate contact person.
No other superficial injuries were found on him. “He could have just simply fainted while walking on the road. He was lucky we found him so quickly, if not he would still be bleeding profusely now,” said Toh.
After 15 minutes, the paramedics came. Tan started to sober up but slurred when he spoke. “What time is it now? I was just at my lorry at 8:05 a.m. going to work. Do you see that, that is my lorry, my lorry. Why am I bleeding, why is my head so painful?” he said repeatedly in Mandarin, clearly unaware of what had happened to him.
Tan was rushed to the nearest hospital, National University Hospital.
U Town security will be looking into security footage of the incident for more details.