Lightning Killed Two

Sunday, 6th December 1959

A Malay couple were killed by lightning as they sat in the doorway of their attap house in Jalan Kayu. They were resting there after lunch when they were struck by a bolt of lighting during a severe thunder storm. Their friend who is resting in an adjoining room suffered burns on his back. The rain also caused flooding in low-lying areas along Bukit Timah Road.

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