SG Complains

Man loses part of leg after being hit by MRT train at Marsiling

According to AsiaOne News:

TWO MRT stations in the north on tuesday were disrupted following separate reports of a man’s fall onto the tracks.

At 9.43am, the southbound train service between Yew Tee and Woodlands was disrupted when the train driver spotted someone falling onto the tracks at Kranji station, a Singapore Mass Rapid Transit spokesman said.

The authorities could not find anyone after an extensive search of the area.

Normal train services resumed at 10.53am, but within minutes, it was disrupted again when witnesses saw a man fall onto the tracks at the Marsiling MRT station, one stop away from Kranji MRT station.

The man, believed to be in his 40s, lost part of his leg after being hit by the train and was rushed to National University Hospital.

- I had blogged previously on the danger of MRT platform and should follow Japanese’s design of the electronic doors instead of open system. I know it’s going to be expensive but it may save lives and those are priceless.

Another question, where is the body of the first “victim” that had fallen?