The Big Story: Woman killed by falling tree in Marsiling Park

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A woman was killed after a tree fell on her in Marsiling Park on Thursday morning (Feb 18).

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that they were alerted to the incident at about 8.15am and found a person trapped under a fallen tree.

The police are investigating the incident.

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