{
  "id": 6384157,
  "title": "S'porean PHV driver, 66, who died a year after being assaulted, remembered as soft-spoken & always ready to help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/sporean-phv-driver-66-who-died-a-year-after-being-assaulted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T19:32:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/low-ek-yong-phv-driver/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Low Ek Yong, a 66-year-old private-hire vehicle (PHV) driver, died a year after being assaulted by one of his passengers. According to fellow drivers, Low was a gentle and generous man who was always willing to help others. On Jun. 12, 2024, Low picked up his final passenger for the day at 10:30pm. When he arrived at the passenger's home, he attempted to wake him, but the man became unhappy and assaulted Low, causing him to fall and hit his head. Low sustained a skull fracture and was taken to National University Hospital for emergency treatment. He passed away from natural causes about a year later. A fellow PHV driver, Kelvin Lam, remembered Low as a soft-spoken, humble, and always ready to lend a helping hand. Low was semi-retired, had two children, and was a church-going man of faith. He was supposed to go on a family holiday the day after the incident, which he learned about a few days later from a close friend. For about a year after the assault, Low remained in a coma and was unable to provide a statement to the police.",
  "summary": "Low was always ready to lend a helping hand.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}