An elderly man was taken to hospital after slipping and falling on a slippery walkway near Block 17 Teck Whye Lane on Dec 3.
, who is a long-time Teck Whye resident, alerted Stomp to the incident that happened and shared that this is not the first time elderly residents in the area have slipped on this particular slope.He praised the actions of a young lady who stopped to help the man.
The Stomper shared that he has raised the issue of the hazardous walkway to his Member of Parliament , Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Young on Nov 21."But then, just weeks later, another elderly man fell.In response to a Stomp query, the Chua Chu Kang Town Council acknowledged it had received feedback about the slippery walkway before the Dec 3 incident.
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