Man hit by train at MRT station
Dec 5, 2006
AsiaOne
The southbound MRT train service from Sembawang to Yishun stations was disrupted at 6.51am this morning when a man was hit by a train at Yishun Station, according to a statement from SMRT.
In response to queries from AsiaOne, the police confirmed that an Indian man was found dead on the scene.
They first received calls from the public about the incident at 6.50am, and upon arrival police officers found the man trapped under the train.
Paramedics, who managed to retrieve the body, pronounced the man dead on the scene.
The police are still investigating the incident, and they have classified this case as unnatural death, as it is not known yet this was a suicide or if he was intoxicated.
SMRT says that about 21,000 passengers travelling from Sembawang to Yishun stations were affected during the incident, which happened during the morning rush hour.
By 9am, all train services were back to normal.
SMRT says that passengers who were unable to complete their journeys due to the disruption can claim a full fare refund from the Passenger Service Centre in any of the 51 SMRT stations, within the next three working days.
This is the second MRT train related death in a week.
The last incident, which happened on Saturday, involved a Chinese man in his mid-20s being hit at Admiralty station.