Not content with killing and maiming its own workers, now it's going after passengers !
SMRT has settled a lawsuit brought by a woman who was paralysed from the waist down after falling into an MRT escalator gap more than three years ago.
Ms Azlin Amran, 31, sued SMRT Trains for negligence, and sought about $3 million in damages following the mishap at Tanah Merah MRT Station on Jan 28, 2013.
Neither party disclosed the final payout, if any.
"I miss being spontaneous," said the once-sporty business studies degree holder last night.
She was making her way out of the station that day, when she fell into the escalator shaft on the third step of a descending escalator undergoing maintenance.
Ms Azlin remained trapped in the escalator mechanism for more than 30 minutes until Civil Defence officers rescued her and took her to Changi General Hospital.
She suffered spinal cord damage among other injuries, which has left her a paraplegic and needing to use a wheelchair to get around.
Medical reports from various specialists were tendered to support her claims and attest to her serious condition.
Then an administrative cum operations executive, she is now severely handicapped in the labour market, according to the suit.
Through lawyer Nadia Moynihan, she alleged SMRT had failed in its duty of care, and sought special and general damages to pay for medical treatment, caregivers and loss of earnings, according to court papers filed in September last year.
SMRT, in defence papers filed by lawyer Anthony Wee, had contested the claims, arguing she had caused or contributed to her injuries by failing to keep a proper lookout, among other things.
SMRT has settled a lawsuit brought by a woman who was paralysed from the waist down after falling into an MRT escalator gap more than three years ago.
Ms Azlin Amran, 31, sued SMRT Trains for negligence, and sought about $3 million in damages following the mishap at Tanah Merah MRT Station on Jan 28, 2013.
Neither party disclosed the final payout, if any.
"I miss being spontaneous," said the once-sporty business studies degree holder last night.
She was making her way out of the station that day, when she fell into the escalator shaft on the third step of a descending escalator undergoing maintenance.
Ms Azlin remained trapped in the escalator mechanism for more than 30 minutes until Civil Defence officers rescued her and took her to Changi General Hospital.
She suffered spinal cord damage among other injuries, which has left her a paraplegic and needing to use a wheelchair to get around.
Medical reports from various specialists were tendered to support her claims and attest to her serious condition.
Then an administrative cum operations executive, she is now severely handicapped in the labour market, according to the suit.
Through lawyer Nadia Moynihan, she alleged SMRT had failed in its duty of care, and sought special and general damages to pay for medical treatment, caregivers and loss of earnings, according to court papers filed in September last year.
SMRT, in defence papers filed by lawyer Anthony Wee, had contested the claims, arguing she had caused or contributed to her injuries by failing to keep a proper lookout, among other things.
