MRT rams man off platform & kills him.
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I know the story abit hard to believe but it is reported like that!
Fri, Feb 06, 2009
AsiaOne
MRT Hits, Kills Man
A man in his 50s was killed at Bukit Batok MRT station today when a train ran over him.
According to local Chinese dailies Shin Min Daily News and Lianhe Wanbao, the victim was standing on the platform when an oncoming train hit him.
He fell off the platform on impact and was killed when the train ran over him.Now what else can you derive from a report like that?
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Sad case in the midst of this gloomy economy crisis.
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Sounds suspiciously like the local press is trying to report a suicide as an accident.
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Originally posted by gangsterkillar:
According to local Chinese dailies Shin Min Daily News and Lianhe Wanbao, the victim was standing on the platform when an oncoming train hit him.
He fell off the platform on impact and was killed when the train ran over him.Now how the hell dat happened? The train fly off the tracks to hit the man?
SG reporters sure koe how 2 write fantasy siah!
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MRT hits, kills man
A man who stretched his head out to see if a train was arriving was knocked down by one that was approaching the station. He died immediately. The incident occurred this morning, Friday, at Bukit Batok MRT station.
By the time the ambulance arrived at the scene, they found the man in a pool of blood. He was proclaimed dead at 6.10am.
The deceased is Mr Cai Liang Hua, 59, an employee at PSA International Private Limited (PSA). He leaves behind a wife and son.
An eyewitness, Ms Chen, who is in her 40s, told Shin Min Daily News that she was making her way to work from Woodlands and was heading to Jurong East when the train stopped halfway while approaching the station.
It did not continue moving for another 20 minutes, affecting the journey of over 1,000 passengers.
Passengers were rushing to the back of the train and realising that something odd was happening, she followed the crowd to see what was the commotion about.
"I saw a man lying face down on the platform. He wasn't breathing," said Ms Chen.
Another passenger, Ms Chen Mei Rong, 40, who was on the train, described to Lianhe Wanbao that she felt a slight jerk as the train approached the station.
After stopping for 15 minutes, the first two doors at the front of the train opened in order for passengers to get off.
Two sides to the storySome passengers who were at the scene speculate that Mr Cai was knocked down because passengers who were behind him knew that a train was arriving and started pushing their way to the side of the platform, causing him to lose balance and ended up getting hit by the oncoming train.
Other passengers believe that he was feeling faint and started to sway, thus causing him to lose balance.
A media representative from SMRT told Lianhe Wanbao that the incident was purely an accident.
According to footage captured from security cameras in the station, suicide has been ruled out as Mr Cai was indeed knocked to the ground by the oncoming train.
Police have classified the cause of death as unnatural and are in the midst of investigations.
Wife appealing for eyewitnesses
Mr Cai's wife spoke to Lianhe Wanbao when reporters visited her at her house in Bukit Batok.
She told the Chinese evening daily that she received a phone call from the police this morning, informing her about her husband's death.
Mrs Cai also revealed that he had not been feeling well recently and suffered from high blood pressure. He was also on medication.
She is currently appealing for eyewitnesses to assist the police in their investigations.
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so MRT hits man or man hits MRT?
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i pity those who drives MRT.
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high chances is MRT hits man..
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Hope SMRT will provide some kind of compensation
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Shocking accident.
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
Hope SMRT will provide some kind of compensation
those who're unable to complete their journey may get their refunds within X days..
standard reply..
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
Shocking accident.
time to speed up the PSD project..
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it's funny leh TS... if ya trying to say newspaper sensationalise it, your choice of title also lor..
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hope the truth will be out soon
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Originally posted by tinuviel07:
it's funny leh TS... if ya trying to say newspaper sensationalise it, your choice of title also lor..
yeah..agreed..Haiz..it's a sad case..
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totally agreed..
TS used the wrong thread title liao..
which is why I posted the exact & full press release earlier..
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Originally posted by QX179R:
those who're unable to complete their journey may get their refunds within X days..
standard reply..
i am talking about compensation for the man who is killed. Poor thing! -
i hope so too..
most importantly, hope that the cctv recorded down the whole incident..
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
i am talking about compensation for the man who is killed. Poor thing!
most probably no bah -
tsk tsk tsk...poor guy...
btw just out of curiousity...if anyone ever does suicide by jumping into the track, i wonder if SMRT will demand the fine of 5k from his/her family...
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from what i see here, i think the train flew off the tracks and hit the man...is it?
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Originally posted by loki_chaos:
tsk tsk tsk...poor guy...
btw just out of curiousity...if anyone ever does suicide by jumping into the track, i wonder if SMRT will demand the fine of 5k from his/her family...
hey, dun give idea to PAP to earn extra $ from the people who feed them -
sounds like conspiracy leh
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there is no alarm pee poo pee poo to warn the man the train was approaching
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
there is no alarm pee poo pee poo to warn the man the train was approaching
haha fbi too late liao, why not fantagf poo pee poo pee nv go stop him!