Singaporean actor Aloysius Pang died on Wednesday, after being crushed during a military training exercise in New Zealand. He was 28.
Pang’s death was confirmed on Wednesday by Singapore’s Ministry of Defense, who wrote in a statement that the actor, who was serving as an armament technician, passed away at 8:45 p.m. local time at Waikato Hospital in New Zealand.
Before his death, Pang was carrying out repairs on a Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer, a large motorized weapon, and as the gun barrel was lowered, the actor’s chest and abdomen were crushed, according to the Washington Post.
Following the accident,...
Pang’s death was confirmed on Wednesday by Singapore’s Ministry of Defense, who wrote in a statement that the actor, who was serving as an armament technician, passed away at 8:45 p.m. local time at Waikato Hospital in New Zealand.
Before his death, Pang was carrying out repairs on a Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer, a large motorized weapon, and as the gun barrel was lowered, the actor’s chest and abdomen were crushed, according to the Washington Post.
Following the accident,...
- 1/25/2019
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
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