Man found dead in lorry at Pioneer Mall was reportedly on his way to work
An elderly man was found dead inside a lorry parked at Pioneer Mall in Jurong West on Monday (3 Nov) morning.
His company told Shin Min Daily News that the man had died while on his way to work.
Source: Google Maps
Police blue tent set up at Pioneer Mall carpark
The Chinese daily had received information about the incident and found several police cars parked on the third storey of the mall’s multi-storey carpark.
Reporters also saw a police blue tent next to a white lorry.
The reporters understand that the police moved the discovered body out of the vehicle.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
Officers were directing the heavy traffic away from the scene, prohibiting onlookers from lingering.
They reportedly remained there for more than three hours.
Incident was ‘scary’, says passer-by
A 24-year-old accountant named Ms Lin (transliterated from Mandarin), who was passing by, said she and her colleagues had driven to the mall for lunch.
They found out that someone had died after seeing the tent there.
She said it was “scary” to come across something like this as they go there for lunch regularly.
However, some shop employees were unaware of the incident, saying they did not know the police had arrived.
One said the mall had a lot of visitors due to the clinic and supermarket there.
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Deceased was employed by scaffolding company
Emblazoned on the lorry was the name of a company that provided scaffolding services.
When Shin Min contacted the company, an employee confirmed that the deceased had worked there.
He was on his way to work when he died, they added.
Man found in lorry at Pioneer Mall pronounced dead at the scene
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it received an alert at about 11.50am on 3 Nov about a case of unnatural death.
It took place in the carpark of 638 Jurong West Street 61 — the address of Pioneer Mall.
There, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) found a 69-year-old man lying motionless in a lorry.
An SCDF paramedic pronounced the man dead at the scene.
No foul play is suspected, based on preliminary investigations.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News and Google Maps.
