Deaths

Pedestrian, 77, dies after being hit by minibus on PIE; driver arrested after fleeing scene

A 66-year-old male minibus driver was arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.

Lions lock Hyron Andrews dies before Champions Cup fixture in France

Rugby Union - New Zealand tour of South Africa - Lions v New Zealand - Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - August 25, 2026
Lions' Hyron Andrews in action during a lineout REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

34 children and a teacher killed in Pakistan school roof collapse

Residents and rescue workers gather near an ambulance after a school roof collapse in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Maradona family divided over sentences at death trial

Diego Maradona’s medical team is accused of providing grossly inadequate care in the lead-up to his death.

Japan police arrest YouTuber on suspicion of defamation after man dies

The YouTuber posted a video online referring to a former real estate company executive as “a con man”.

Family of UK tiger attack victim urges end to video sharing after Trump posts footage

William Chapman died on Oct 10 after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster in northern England.

India festival boat capsize kills 13 children

Rescue personnel conducting a search operation for the missing after a boat capsized in Ganga river in Vaishali district, in India’s Bihar state, on Oct 14.

Worker dies after tree-felling accident at private property in Katong

The Ministry of Manpower said that the man was in the middle of tree-felling works when the tree toppled at its base, causing him to fall together with the tree.

Cindy Crawford’s late son Presley Gerber documented his own struggles for years, in his own words

(From right) Presley Gerber with his mother Cindy Crawford, father Rande Gerber and sister Kaia at their home in Malibu, California, on Feb 14, 2017.

NEA to offer ferry services for scattering of cremated remains at sea from second half of 2027

Nicky Teo of Funeral Solutions, a private operator for sea burials, with items used in the process.

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