RSAF serviceman dies after road accident in US
Posted: 16 November 2009 2213 hrs
SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old regular serviceman from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has died, following a road accident along a highway in North Florida, United States.
Lieutenant (LTA) Chee Zhi Hao and two other RSAF servicemen were returning from a visit to the National Naval Aviation Museum at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida on 15 November at about 12.10pm (16 November, 2.10am Singapore time) when the car they were travelling in left the right side of the road and crashed into a parked truck.
The three servicemen, all of whom are pilot trainees, were attending the Initial Entry to Rotary Wing Course in the US Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama, which had organised the visit to the museum.
LTA Chee was evacuated by air to the Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola where he received immediate medical attention. He was pronounced dead at about 9.20pm local time (11.20am Singapore time).
One of the servicemen, LTA Lim Jun Kai, 23, was taken to and warded at Florida's Fort Walton Beach Medical Center and is now in stable condition. The other serviceman, LTA Ingkiriwang Wei Zhi Reeve, 22, has been discharged after receiving treatment in another hospital.
The US authorities are investigating the accident.
- CNA/ir
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1018625/1/.html
RIP.
I'm actually looking at his facebook page right now.
RIP
they shoulda taken a bus........or a helicopter to pensacola.
so from alabama to florida,,,by car?????real or not??might as well drive from singapore to penang!would have taken a cab to airport and transferred from rental car or cab.
a car from state to state??hmmmm.....who is the commander in charge???a car???from state to state ???
ALABAMA TO FLORIDA FOR KIDS?TRAINEES???well ,,,,,theres nothing at pensacola anyway.
commander in charge must think alabama to florida can be had using a bicycle.why dont they just fly to pensacola???its faster n the commander should have organised it properly.
whats the commanders name???
MAYBE I SHOULD GO TALK TO THE ONE IN CHARGE.
just to ask... is this case related to an ongoing exercise in US?
Originally posted by Hitman3:so from alabama to florida,,,by car?????real or not??might as well drive from singapore to penang!would have taken a cab to airport and transferred from rental car or cab.
a car from state to state??hmmmm.....who is the commander in charge???a car???from state to state ???
ALABAMA TO FLORIDA FOR KIDS?TRAINEES???well ,,,,,theres nothing at pensacola anyway.
commander in charge must think alabama to florida can be had using a bicycle.why dont they just fly to pensacola???its faster n the commander should have organised it properly.
whats the commanders name???
you dunno what you're talking about.
Originally posted by collinnxk88:just to ask... is this case related to an ongoing exercise in US?
doubt it's an exercise. more like detachment to prepare naval helicopter crews.
This is a condolence thread, please leave your debates elsewhere.