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Woman, 26, dies after falling from Yishun HDB block
A 26-year-old woman died following a fall from a residential block in Yishun on Tuesday. The Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force responded to the incident.
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The woman fell from a Housing and Development Board block in the Yishun estate, according to police. Emergency services attended to the scene, but she was pronounced dead at the location.
The Singapore Police Force is investigating the circumstances surrounding the fall. The police did not immediately disclose further details about the incident, including the specific block or floor from which the woman fell.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force confirmed its officers responded to the incident. No additional information about the case has been made public at this time.
The incident marks a rare fatal fall in Singapore's public housing estates. Police urge anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
Photo: Housing and Development Board (HDB) estates in Yishun, Singapore, November 2006. mailer_diablo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).