Death of teen after basketball court structure fell on him was misadventure: Coroner

Published Sep 18, 2026, 06:21 PM

Updated Sep 18, 2026, 06:21 PM

SINGAPORE – Teenager Mohd Ridwan’s death in 2021 after a basketball court structure in Bedok fell on him was ruled a misadventure on Sept 18.

State Coroner Adam Nakhoda said he did not find that the manner in which Ridwan had played basketball contributed in any way to the accident.

“ He had performed a dunk move and held on to the basketball structure for a brief period of time. However, dunking and holding on to the hoop is part and parcel of the game,” said the coroner.

Ridwan, who was 17, had been playing basketball with his friends on a public court near Block 18 Bedok South Road on July 26, 2021, when the structure collapsed on him .

Ridwan was conveyed unconscious to Changi General Hospital but died from injuries to his head.

Nakhoda said that the structure should have easily held Ridwan’s weight, but an inherent defect in the structure’s construction caused the accident.

“This was a truly tragic case of a young man with his entire life before him suddenly struck down in his prime,” said the coroner.

Ridwan had no discernible medical conditions, nor was he affected by major chronic conditions, Nakhoda added.

Giving his brief conclusion into his findings on Sept 18, the coroner said a Health Sciences Authority (HSA) report revealed that both posts of the basketball structure had broken at the point where they were welded to the rest of the structure .

He said the report suggests that the welding had not been done well, with variations in thickness and gaps appearing between the weld and surface of the hollow poles.

The same welds did not appear on the other basketball structure at the court, leading him to believe the original structure most probably had been damaged, and it was repaired and welded back together.

The coroner added that his full findings will be made available at a later date .

发布于 2026 年 9 月 18 日下午 6:21

更新于2026年9月18日下午6:21

新加坡——2021年，青少年莫哈末·里德万在勿洛被倒塌的篮球场设施砸中身亡，9月18日，该事件被裁定为意外事故。

州验尸官亚当·纳霍达表示，他没有发现里德万打篮球的方式与这起事故有任何关联。

“他做了一个扣篮动作，并短暂地抓住了篮筐。然而，扣篮和抓住篮筐都是比赛的一部分，”验尸官说道。

2021 年 7 月 26 日，17 岁的 Ridwan 和朋友们在勿洛南路第 18 座组屋附近的一个公共球场打篮球时，球场突然倒塌，将他压在了下面。

里德万被送往樟宜综合医院时已失去意识，但因头部受伤而死亡。

纳霍达表示，该建筑结构应该能够轻松承受里德万的体重，但建筑结构本身的缺陷导致了事故的发生。

验尸官说：“这真是一起悲剧，一个前途无量的年轻人正值壮年却突然离世。”

纳霍达补充说，里德万没有任何明显的健康问题，也没有受到重大慢性疾病的影响。

9 月 18 日，验尸官简要总结了他的调查结果，称卫生科学局 (HSA) 的一份报告显示，篮球架的两根立柱在与其余结构焊接的地方断裂。

他说，报告显示焊接工艺不佳，焊缝厚度不均，且焊缝与空心杆表面之间出现缝隙。

球场上的另一个篮球架上没有出现同样的焊缝，这让他相信原来的篮球架很可能已经损坏，后来被修复并重新焊接在一起。

验尸官补充说，他的完整调查结果将在稍后公布。