Probe into video leaks of MRT accidentsLeong Wee Keat
[email protected] THERE were no signs of blood, but the scenes still made viewers flinch.
Two separate videos of individuals being run over by MRT trains are making the rounds among Singapore's online community.
Even as the clips were removed from popular video hosting websites YouTube and Metacafe yesterday, they quickly resurfaced on other similar sites.
The SMRT confirmed yesterday that both clips were copies of its closed circuit television (CCTV) footage that had captured the two men being hit by trains at Yishun (picture) and Admiralty MRT stations last December.
An SMRT spokesman said that investigations were underway to determine how these unauthorised copies got into the public domain.
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If any person is found responsible, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken," she said.
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At SMRT, we are reviewing our processes to ensure strict adherence to the instructions and procedures in place to control access to such material."
The first video, a 40-second clip, surfaced on the Internet earlier this month. It shows a man being hit by a train at Yishun Station on Dec 5.
The second, lasting 18 seconds, appeared online later, portraying another man being struck by a train at Admiralty Station on Dec 2.
SMRT is working with the Police and the Land Transport Authority to investigate how copies of the CCTV footage got online.
The public transport operator has also written to another site that contains such material to remove the videos.
The SMRT spokesman added: "
With regard to the online circulation and posting of these videos, we would like to advise members of the public not to circulate them as they are unauthorised copies and are also distasteful and disrespectful."