The Land Rover had been sent there for servicing, said a Mindef statement on Friday night. -- PHOTO: MINDEF
A FULL-TIME National Serviceman died on Friday after he was pinned under a vehicle, which rolled backwards and hit him while he was inspecting it, said the Ministry of Defence.
The incident happened when Second Lieutenant (2LT) Chan Wei Kit Nicholas, a Motor Transport Officer, was taking delivery of a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Land Rover in Seletar Camp at about 11.30am.
The Land Rover had been sent there for servicing, said a Mindef statement on Friday night.
2LT Chan was inspecting the vehicle when it rolled backwards and hit him, pinning him under the vehicle.
A recovery vehicle was activated at about noon and managed to lift the Land Rover at 12.30pm.
A medical team comprising an SAF doctor and two medics from the Seletar Medical Centre attempted to resuscitate 2LT Chan immediately.
He was sent to the Changi General Hospital (CGH) at about 12.35pm and he arrived at the hospital at about 12.50pm.
The SAF doctor and medics continued their attempts to resuscitate him en route to the hospital. 2LT Chan was pronounced dead at 1.07pm at CGH.
Mindef said it will assist the family in their time of grief and is investigating the incident.
