Everything About the Ngee Ann City Man’s Death in 60 Seconds

Lest you’ve been living under a rock, you would surely have heard of the Ngee Ann City death that happened yesterday (14 July 2019), in which a man reportedly died after falling from a height.

But what exactly transpired at the time, and how did bystanders react when it all happened?

This article breaks it all down for you.

Everything About the Ngee Ann City Man’s Death in 60 Seconds

According to multiple mainstream media outlets, a 35-year-old man has passed away following a steep fall inside Ngee Ann City on Sunday (14 July) afternoon.

The man was found lying motionless and was unconscious when taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries.

The cause of his death, and whether the fall’s of an accidental nature, are not yet clear. Police, who were alerted to the incident at 2:07 p.m., are currently investigating the case of unnatural death.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force has confirmed that it was alerted to the incident as well.

Eyewitnesses

According to the retail staff at the mall, the man plunged from the third level to the basement two level near the escalator.

Shopkeepers working near the area said they heard a loud sound around the time the incident occurred.

A woman, who was tending to Action City Plus, alleged that she was attending to customers over the counter when the man fell right beside them.

One customer reportedly felt his hair graze past.

The fall happened around 2pm. The man landed on B2 of Tower B, right outside Action City Plus.

— Gwyneth Teo (@GwynethTeoCNA) July 14, 2019

We spoke to the woman who was tending to Action City Plus. She said she was attending to customers over the counter when the man fell right beside them. She said one customer even felt his hair graze past. (Lucky for them they had not been standing in that spot.)

— Gwyneth Teo (@GwynethTeoCNA) July 14, 2019

A man who identified himself as an ActionCity manager told The New Paper that his staff at the kiosk were traumatised, and subsequently went home after giving statements to the police.

Part-time waiter Jerdy Ang, 21, who operates at a cafe on the third floor, didn’t see the incident but expressed that his colleague did. The latter, who allegedly saw the man walking from the corridor towards the railing, thought he was “seeing things wrongly” and realised that the man had fallen only after the sound of the fall.

Another media outlet reported a more detailed version of the event.

“My colleague said the guy walked briskly out from the toilet corridor and jumped over the railing by himself,” Mr Ang said.

“There was no shouting and he seemed to be alone.”

According to Mr Ang, the mall was crowded at the time of the incident, and a group of people had converged upon the area.

He added that a woman also intervened to offer assistance to the man before police and paramedics arrived, but he didn’t know if they knew each other.

Clean-up

According to The Straits Times, the site was cleaned up shortly before 5:00 p.m.

A Ngee Ann City spokesman stated that the mall’s security personnel reacted within minutes of the incident, and assisted the injured man before the police and SCDF arrived.

The mall’s also assisting businesses and staff affected by the incident.

“We regret that this incident has occurred in our mall and we would like to reassure all our staff and customers that their safety and security is also our top priority,” the spokesman said.

If we receive further news, we’ll be sure to update this article.

Till then, stay safe.

And call for help if you need to.