[Bigiron]

The guardians of a teenager who died in 2021 after a basketball backboard structure in Bedok fell on him have settled a civil suit filed against East Coast Town Council and EM Services.

 https://str.sg/G88Z

[sgbuffett]

Ridwan had grabbed the basketball rim for two seconds, when the hoop collapsed and crashed on him.

Player went to grab the rim. The structure could not take his full body weight and collapsed on him killing him.



I play basketball. For as long as I remember the type of structure is quite solid and if you grab the rim you will more likely break the rim off the board than have the whole structure fall on you because rest of structure is firmly anchored into the ground

I am actually quite surprise that such a common structure which is found in many HDB estates is not standardised and with safety assured. When we buy a simple plug from shop also have safety seal.

Here we are dealing with a 200kg structure and nobody certify the safety. That is very odd.

[Niubee]

Player went to grab the rim. The structure could not take his full body weight and collapsed on him killing him.



I play basketball. For as long as I remember the type of structure is quite solid and if you grab the rim you will more likely break the rim off the board than have the whole structure fall on you because rest of structure is firmly anchored into the ground

I am actually quite surprise that such a common structure which is found in many HDB estates is not standardised and with safety assured. When we buy a simple plug from shop also have safety seal.

Here we are dealing with a 200kg structure and nobody certify the safety. That is very odd.

99.9% sporn dont slam dunk like NBA

[ysh02]

4 yrs already how the settlement ? Payment guess how much ?

[Ola]

Now children are all very big size

Saw 3 or 4 kids in the playground on swing chairs . . .

But they are already 55kg or 65kg about 1.4 m

[Buffybuffy]

Player went to grab the rim. The structure could not take his full body weight and collapsed on him killing him.



I play basketball. For as long as I remember the type of structure is quite solid and if you grab the rim you will more likely break the rim off the board than have the whole structure fall on you because rest of structure is firmly anchored into the ground

I am actually quite surprise that such a common structure which is found in many HDB estates is not standardised and with safety assured.  When we buy a simple plug from shop also have safety seal.

Here we are dealing with a 200kg structure and nobody certify the safety. That is very odd.

We used to even do pull up there.

[Buffybuffy]

4 yrs already how the settlement ? Payment guess how much ?

Confirm around the same payout as those Singaporean Son that had given their lives during their 2-2.5 years.

Plus must sign a Non Disclosure Agreement.

[ysh02]

Like this consider accident, TC insurance pay about $100 k , EM services pay $ 200k lah (Estimate only)....

[WhatDoYouThink!]

This is a rather old estate oppo tjc. Maybe the facilities arent well maintained

The foods at the hc and coffee shops not bad and things are cheap.

[RiseofAsia]

Player went to grab the rim. The structure could not take his full body weight and collapsed on him killing him.



I play basketball. For as long as I remember the type of structure is quite solid and if you grab the rim you will more likely break the rim off the board than have the whole structure fall on you because rest of structure is firmly anchored into the ground

I am actually quite surprise that such a common structure which is found in many HDB estates is not standardised and with safety assured.  When we buy a simple plug from shop also have safety seal.

Here we are dealing with a 200kg structure and nobody certify the safety. That is very odd.

Town council got employ safety officers, yet nobody feedback of this possible hazard if the structure never do any load test by PE especially during installation.

[RiseofAsia]

Player went to grab the rim. The structure could not take his full body weight and collapsed on him killing him.



I play basketball. For as long as I remember the type of structure is quite solid and if you grab the rim you will more likely break the rim off the board than have the whole structure fall on you because rest of structure is firmly anchored into the ground

I am actually quite surprise that such a common structure which is found in many HDB estates is not standardised and with safety assured.  When we buy a simple plug from shop also have safety seal.

Here we are dealing with a 200kg structure and nobody certify the safety. That is very odd.

Town council got employ safety officers, yet nobody feedback of this possible hazard if the structure never do any load test by PE especially during installation.

If no countermeasure is implemented, it will happen again!

[cheekopekman]

Player went to grab the rim. The structure could not take his full body weight and collapsed on him killing him.



I play basketball. For as long as I remember the type of structure is quite solid and if you grab the rim you will more likely break the rim off the board than have the whole structure fall on you because rest of structure is firmly anchored into the ground

I am actually quite surprise that such a common structure which is found in many HDB estates is not standardised and with safety assured.  When we buy a simple plug from shop also have safety seal.

Here we are dealing with a 200kg structure and nobody certify the safety. That is very odd.

So stupid to grab the rim leh!

[ysh02]

Like this consider accident, TC insurance pay about $100 k , EM services pay $ 200k lah (Estimate only)....

This thread is settlement cost , any comments on settlement payment ?...how much that let him keep quiet ,?