1. The Script
It was around 7pm last Monday evening.Her elder son, Nigel, 13, had
volunteered to pick his brother Donavan, seven, up from school after the
younger boy's wushu class. As they were cycling back home, they were killed
when a cement truck rammed into them at the junction of Tampines Ave 9 and
Tampines Street 45. Regarding this, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, church
members and even strangers have either rendered assistance or posted
condolences online to the family of Nigel and Donavan Yap. In a Facebook post
just hours after the brothers' bicycle was hit by a cement truck, Education
Minister Heng Swee Keat said schools would step up road safety education and
work with the police and Land Transport Authority "on further measures to
enhance safety". He added that he was "very saddened" by the boys' deaths
and said the accident would be investigated "thoroughly" by the police.
She had said that she will forgive the lorry driver, saying that her anger
at the driver has turned into forgiveness - because he must be suffering
too.The driver is currently out on bail and his licence has been suspended.
On a Thursday afternoon, some 600 friends, relatives and strangers
turned up to say their final good-bye to the two brothers who were killed in a
horrific accident in Tampines on Monday.As gospel music played, the coffins of
Nigel Yap, 13, and his seven-year-old brother Donavan were carried out of the
void deck of the family's Tampines Street 44 home into two hearses.Following
behind were their parents, Mr Francis Yap, 39, Madam Suliani Ang, 38,
relatives, neighbours, friends and well-wishers.They had earlier attended a 15-
minute service where two pastors led the crowd in singing hymns and saying
their last prayers.The entourage is headed to Mandai Crematorium which will
be the two brothers' final resting place.
From this, we can clearly see the Singaporean Spirit in times of trouble.
Regardless of race, religion or language, we have banded together as one
united people in times of great distress. Through this, we help each other out
and share our troubles and concerns. This is also part of our strong
psychological defence.
