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Woman killed after being hit by train at Clementi
By 938 Live/Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 24 March 2009 0950 hrs
SINGAPORE: Some 6,250 passengers travelling from Queenstown to Jurong East MRT stations were affected early Tuesday morning when a woman was hit by a train at Clementi MRT Station.
Police said they received a call at about 6.15am that a person had fallen onto the train tracks. The Chinese woman, who was in her early seventies, was pronounced dead at about 7am by paramedics.
To maintain services on the unaffected stretch of the East-West line, westbound trains were turned around at Queenstown MRT station. Train services between Jurong East and Joo Koon stations were not affected by the incident.
SMRT also activated a bus bridging service from Queenstown to Jurong East stations to ferry affected passengers. The first bus arrived at Queenstown MRT station at about 6.50am.
Westbound train services resumed at 7.03am.
Passengers were informed of the service disruption and the free bus services through announcements, notices and the rail travel information system at affected stations.
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 53 SMRT stations within the next three working days.
SMRT is assisting the police in their investigations of the case, which has been classified as unnatural death.
- CNA/938 Live
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I was on that fateful train. It is the first west-bound train, and thus it is very crowded as many are heading to work at the Jurong area. I didn't know what happened at first, there is no announcement in the train. I was at the middle of the train, at first I thought the door is stuck or power failure, but then I was standing very close to the door and realized the alignment of the door and the markings on the floor is off. Then looking at the crowd outside who are focusing their views towards the front, and with some looking shaken, I knew something very bad happened. Soon the crowd waiting outside started to head towards the exit as I think they realized that there would not be any train any time soon. Finally after 10-15 mins stucking in the train, they finally opened one of the door at the front few carriage and let us exit the train, a move that I do not really understand. Well as the escalators are at the back, so the crowd got to walk through the area that the body is stuck down there ( there are about 3 civil defence officers standing on the platform between 2 of the carriages, and asking the kaypoh ones not to look down). So all this while, all the people in the whole train walked on top of the body literally while we are getting out from the train. Well through I got to say there is no chances of survival given where the body is stuck, but at least open the door at the back end instead?
Felt very sad, especially when walking past the remains. I wonder how many deaths there would still be. Is it so difficult to make those protective thingy and door for the stations?
After exiting from the station, I took a bus to Bukit Batok before taking a train to CCK, and then boarding a bus to my camp, reaching at 8am. Well it is inconvienent but it is rather insignificiant compared to a loss of life.
Rest in Peace.
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