Saw this msg when i alighted at somerset mrt station. Bt of cos tis pic was nt taken by mi. Its "stolen" frm sumwhr. Ha.


Sumhw aft i saw tis, i knew it mus b sum1 jumping onto the track again. And indeed i'm correct.

TRAIN services at Choa Chu Kang station were disrupted for about an hour on
Monday morning after a man fell onto the MRT track and was hit by a train
pulling in on the North-bound track towards Jurong East.

SMRT said some 7,300 commuters travelling from Yew Tee to Bukit Gombak
stations were affected by the disruption between 8am and 8.50am.

A shopkeeper in the station said he heard commuters saying that the man
had jumped onto the track during the morning rush hour.

Police received a call at 8am that a man had fallen onto the
track, near the 5th exit from the rear, and rushed a team from the Singapore
Civil Defence Force to the scene.

The man, a Chinese in his mid-40s, was pinned under the third carriage
of the train and was pronounced dead by paramedics at 8.30am.

The incident disrupted the morning peak hour train services between Yew
Tee and Bukit Gombak stations, towards Jurong East.

Trains running on this line had to turn around.

SMRT quickly activated its bus bridging service and sent a dozen buses
to the station to bring the stranded commuters to the connecting stations
shortly after 8am.

Scores of other commuters rushing to work turned to taxis, sparking a
long queue at the cab stand. Others called their families to pick them up, while
many decided to walk to the next station to catch the train.

Normal train services resumed at about 8.50am after the body of the man
was removed from the track.

An eyewitness, Mr Rommel, 41, a Filipino piping engineer, told The
Straits Times that he was waiting on the platform when he heard a woman
screaming.

'I was shocked to see a man stuck under the train's carriage. My throat
went dry,' said a shaken Mr Rommel.

He said two civilians helped to disperse the crowd near the
platform.

Over at Yew Tee station, some 200 commuters were waiting for their
train when the service was disrupted.

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.

Police are investigating.

It happened tis morn at 8am. Fortunately, I wasnt affected by the incident. Looks like jumping onto the track has bcum a norm for ple to end their lives. Getting more common than those jumping off buildings. Perhaps tis is a betta way to die famous??? Ha. Fast & Sure die mtd. Although there's 1 incident of a man jumping onto the track n yet survive, bt was caught aft tat. Tats unlucky of him.

Sumhw the incident sets mi tinking. Its been so long we've heard of ple jumping onto the track (I've lose count of hw many jumped n died on the track. Anyone rmbs??) n nw there's another. Could tis b a form of protest against the hikes??? Who noes... Its so hard 2 even lead a simple life nw. Everything's getting so ex. Bt wat can we do?? Protest n get caught??? This is our life.....

Y did he wak up so early jus to go commit suicide at the track??? And y did he choose to jump during the peak hr??? Y did he purposely pay the mrt fare to commit suicide?? When he can actually jump frm a building. Could it be tat he wants more ple 2 noe??? Bt if tats the case, he shd at least write a note n pass it 2 sum1 else b4 he jumps. At least we will noe wats the main reason behind his suicide. Personal issue? Work issue? Money issue? Nw he jumped wif nobody knowing the truth, isnt it a waste for his suicide?

Aniwae, i wonder if there's more coming up. Cos the previous trend was, for a period of time there will b continuous jumping. Sounds like playing game. Ha. Bt still we shdnt end our lives as n when we like. We shd tink of those who's been struggling to survive.

Life's tough, bt we've gt no say.