63-year-old man killed when lorry mounted kerb loved to help others, say family and friends

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Family members praying at the site of the accident, near Yio Chu Kang MRT station, on April 24, 2018.

ST PHOTO: ALVIN HO

Esther Koh, Linette Lai

SINGAPORE - The family and friends of Mr Yap Soon Huat, 63, who was killed when a lorry hit him and two others on Monday (April 23), remember him as a generous man who loved helping others.
Mr Yap, along with Mr Chua Cheng Thong, 86, and Mr Chua's 59-year-old daughter Gina Chua Aye Wah, were standing on a pavement in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 when the lorry mounted the pavement and slammed into them. The three died on the spot.
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