Man jumps onto MRT track; train service disrupted for 18 minutes
SINGAPORE: Train services along the East West MRT line were disrupted for 18 minutes on Friday at about 7.25pm.
A man jumped off the platform at Aljunied MRT station and ran along the track towards Paya Lebar Station.
A commuter activated the Emergency Stop Plunger which stopped approaching trains from entering the station.
SMRT staff combed the tracks twice but did not find the man.
Police finally arrested the man who managed to find his way down to the street below the MRT track.
The police said the Chinese man, who is in his late 40s, sustained leg injuries and will be charged with attempted suicide.
He could be fined up to S$5,000 for trespassing MRT tracks.
- CNA/vm
Wah lao again!!!??
crazy man.
Originally posted by rlsh07:at least he did not die in the end
wao lao....if he wanna die go jump or something , dont cause people to be late to work or home
Originally posted by marcteng:
thats not the point lar. the point is until the elevated door are not installed in above ground mrt stations, you will have wacko people committing suicide or jumping into the track. I have a suggestion. why not install an alarm, if people jump down onto the track, the siren will ring loudly and train cannot approach the station.
Originally posted by haha879:wao lao....if he wanna die go jump or something , dont cause people to be late to work or home
drag me 2 hell ? :D
retard. and how the hell did he got down.
kudos to the person who activated the plunger.
People like that should go SPLAT!
There was this Japanese movie where jumping into the tracks and running away from the train approaching the platform to the NEXT station was supposed to be a challenge and rite of passage.
How did he manage to walk/run on the tracks?! I thought the track have electrical supply?
only on the third rail
Originally posted by linwei20:How did he manage to walk/run on the tracks?! I thought the track have electrical supply?
its not the track, its the power supply by the third rail.. by the side...
no wonder yesterday i take the mrt around that time the train keep stomping.... say got error...
lolx this is one crazy man.
crazy,
yet daring to run to paya lebar.
but thankfully a good citizen pressed the ESP.
hehehe.
i thought the MRT tracks are supposed to be electrified, meaning if you jump in, you sure die due to electric shock, even if u are not hit by train.
unless he jumped and landed on the rocks on the track? i think electricity cannot pass through rocks.
Must be a china man.
china people are like that one
No...
The electric is supplied from the third rail, the one at the side, covered with some silver metal..
The bogies has this contact shoe that will contact with the third rail and thus giving power to the train...
LoL, dont be mistaken abt the rails or the ballast.
shuld have wait for the incoming train to reach the mrt thn jump off=.=tat shuld be the way
i don't blame the man for doing so tho it is real sad that he ended his life this way. Sigh! Could be times are bad and he has nobody to turn to for help.
I think he is china man trying to attract attention.
Come to singapore can't find a job so do such a thing to go to jail and get free food and free place to stay