About 200 family members and friends came to bid him farewell. His mother, Teri Koh, 38, was inconsolable throughout and had to be supported by relatives.

Russell died on Thursday while on the way to school in a minibus.

Two cars crashed into his bus.

The impact forced the rear door open and Russell was flung out.

Also on the bus with him was his friend, six-year-old Aryca Loh, who held on to the metal frame of the seat to keep from being thrown out.

Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.