Noice, somebody really did hand this boy a medal. For embodying heroism and generally having a heart of gold, 12-year-old Ashvin Gunasegaran was presented with the Public Spiritedness Award by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
The Yishun Primary School student was slingshotted into nationwide fame earlier this week after a viral Facebook post made by her sister. Witnessing a traffic accident on Tuesday, he was the only one who bothered to provide immediate help while others (adults included) simply whipped out their mobile phones to take pictures.