Man found lying along pavement of Woodlands Bus Interchange on 3 Oct
A 60-year-old man was found dead at Woodlands Bus Interchange on Friday (3 Oct) afternoon.
Photos of the incident were shared on XiaoHongShu, showing a police blue tent next to a driveway of the interchange.
Source: W.com on XiaoHongShu
Police & SCDF officers seen at Woodlands Bus Interchange
The netizen, who uploaded the post at 4.13pm on Friday, identified the location as Woodlands Bus Interchange and wondered what had happened.
Users who commented said that somebody had passed away, judging by the ominous tent. One shared another photo depicting the tent on the pavement in the basement of the underground facility.
Next to it were a police officer, a police vehicle, and a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) ambulance.
Source: 寅 on XiaoHongShu
Case classified as unnatural death
In response to queries from MS News, SCDF said it received a call for assistance at about 1.25pm on 3 Oct.
The location was 30 Woodlands Avenue 2 — the address of Woodlands Bus Interchange.
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) told 8world News that it was alerted to a case of unnatural death at 1.20pm.
The 60-year-old man was found lying motionless along the pavement, it said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.
No foul play is suspected, based on preliminary investigations, SPF added.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Helplines available
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- Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221 4444
- SAF Hotline (For SAF Personnel): 1800 278 0022
- National Care Hotline: 1800-202-6868
- Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
- Institute of Mental Health’s Mobile Crisis Service: 6389-2222
- Care Corner Counselling Centre (Mandarin): 1800-353-5800
- Silver Ribbon: 6386-1928
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Featured image adapted from 寅 on XiaoHongShu.
