22 May 2019
Safety Lapses & Weakneses in Safety Clture blamed for Recruit's Death
The training accident that led to the death of national serviceman Aloysius Pang in January was due to lapses by Pang and two other servicemen who were in the Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer (SSPH) at the time, a Committee of Inquiry (COI) has found. The committee also found no evidence indicating that the accident was caused by foul play or deliberate acts, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen told Parliament in a ministerial statement on May 6, 2019.
