Train services were disrupted on Thursday morning when a man jumped off the station platform of Ang Mo Kio MRT station after an argument with his mother.
Shin Min Daily News reported that this incident occurred at 10am on the platform heading towards Jurong East.
According to the Chinese evening daily, the pair had exchanged a few heated words before the 26-year-old man stopped and remained silent, while his mother continued to reprimand him. He leapt onto the tracks shortly after.
The mother then cried for help, alarming the passengers on the platform.
"I had just gotten off the train at the opposite platform when I heard a woman shouting: 'My son is committing suicide, help!'", said Ms Cai, a 45-year-old store owner.
Station staff alerted the driver of a train that was approaching the station and managed to stop it on time.
The man eventually climbed up onto the platform after being coaxed by the staff. He was then sent to a hospital by an ambulance that had arrived at the scene. Shin Min Daily News reported that the man's arm was injured as a result of the incident.
According to the reporter who was at the scene, the man, who is bespectacled and wearing a striped t-shirt, was taken away by the police and investigations are underway.
A spokesperson from SMRT said that fares will be refunded for those whose journey was affected by this incident. Passengers can do so by approaching any SMRT station within the next three working days.
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