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must be too pack and kena squeeze and push over the platform by stinky mama!
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MRT train hits 14-year-old girl
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hi there
1. complacency 101, smrt!
2. what's the use of those cctv especially to those stns where the security barriers are yet to be installed?
3. station staff and its security slack big time here.
4. especially for the amk station, traffic is no way, light.
5. bearing in mind the size of its platform, there are rooms for mishap!
1. complacency 101, smrt!
2. what's the use of those cctv especially to those stns where the security barriers are yet to be installed?
3. station staff and its security slack big time here.
4. especially for the amk station, traffic is no way, light.
5. bearing in mind the size of its platform, there are rooms for mishap!
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I was saying, I do not understand, maybe the planners or the people running the MRT station will, in which we do not? or once again, no spurs in their hide, like the break in at the depot?
AMK Station, go there at rush hour, the human traffic is much more than, what they station was built for years ago. Why was the sliding doors not installed there, but at Yishun? There was already a similar incident some time back of a person ( a secondary school teacher from Holy Inncocents' High School to be specific) who walked onto the track, while engrosed reading a book. Why no sliding doors??
The human traffic at this station is really bursting at the seams...:p
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Very long time never take MRT. Now not sure maybe too cramp until no space to stand need to stand on area near to yellow line.
10 year ago when I take MRT. I was thinking way people need to wait MRT near the yellow line. I alway find a seat on the platform if available or stand far away at least 2m away from the line. Never never stand near to the track/yellow line that my own101 safety rule.
10 year ago when I take MRT. I was thinking way people need to wait MRT near the yellow line. I alway find a seat on the platform if available or stand far away at least 2m away from the line. Never never stand near to the track/yellow line that my own101 safety rule.
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Extracted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_on_the_Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)
under commuter incidents
2003 accident
A 25-year-old Chinese lady Ms Neo Shiea Chee, a teacher at Holy Innocents' High School, was run over by a southbound train at Ang Mo Kio MRT station shortly before 7pm on 11 Jan 2003 when she fell into the tracks and was crushed by an oncoming train. She was too engrossed in reading her book and was unaware that the train was already approaching the station. Trains were not disrupted as Ang Mo Kio Station's northbound trains used the centre platform.[2]
2009 accident
Trains were disrupted for twenty minutes at around 10.35 am on 20 Aug 2009 after a passenger went down the track just as the train was approaching the station. SMRT said that the passenger was later assisted out of the track and taken to the hospital for medical examination. Commuters who were affected were guided to the next available train. [3]
At around 2:08 p.m. of 2 December 2006, a man was hit by a southbound train. He was pronounced dead later, at around 2:40 p.m. In February 2007 a leaked CCTV footage of the incident along with another at Yishun MRT Station began circulating on the Internet, with the man in question jumping in front of the approaching train[1], leading to suggestions that it was a case of suicide.[1]
2010 incident
On 12 August 2010, a 20-year-old autistic male was found sitting on the tracks in Boon Lay MRT station Westbound track. A commuter saw this and pressed the emergency stop plunger and soon the MRT staff arrived on the scene. They shouted to him to return to the platform but instead he started running towards Lakeside MRT station. This resulted in the MRT staff giving chase, and this incident disrupted Joo Koon bound service for 10 minutes. He was later escorted by the MRT staff back to the station and arrested by the police, who will charge him for attempted suicide.
2006 accident
On 25 March 2006, a man was killed by an east-bound train in the direction of Pasir Ris as he went down to retrieve his shoe. Trains were disrupted from Jurong East to Queenstown stations.[1
2008 accident
Northbound train services from Yew Tee MRT Station to Bukit Gombak MRT Station were disrupted for about 50 minutes on Monday, 7 April 2008 morning. A man was hit by a train at Choa Chu Kang station at 8am. He was subsequently pronounced dead by paramedics. A bus-bridging service was deployed between Yew Tee and Bukit Gombak stations as trains were made to turn around at Yew Tee, Bukit Gombak and Choa Chu Kang stations. SMRT said train services resumed at 8.52am.[1]
2008 accident
On August 13, 2008, a 50-year old Chinese man was killed by an eastbound train at about 10.45 pm. Eastbound trains from Jurong East to Queenstown MRT Stations were halted until 11.17 pm, affecting about 1080 passengers.[1
2002 train disruption
Trains were disrupted on 4 October 2002 from 4.44 pm to 6.10 pm when a train officer noted thick smoke coming up from a factory located near the viaduct in between Yew Tee and Kranji stations. As a precaution, services were halted and the SCDF was alerted. At 6.10 pm, services were resumed when SCDF and the technical staff gave the all clear.
[edit]2007 accident
On 25 December 2007, southbound train service between Yew Tee MRT Station and Woodlands MRT Station was disrupted at 9.43 am when a train driver spotted someone jump onto the southbound track at Kranji MRT Station. Police and SCDF were on site to investigate the incident but no one was found.[1]
2002 train disruption
Trains were disrupted on 4 October 2002 from 4.44 pm to 6.10 pm when a train officer noted thick smoke coming up from a factory located near the viaduct in between Yew Tee and Kranji stations. As a precaution, services were halted and the SCDF was alerted. At 6.10 pm, services were resumed when SCDF and the technical staff gave the all clear.
[edit]2007 accident
On 25 December 2007, southbound train service between Yew Tee MRT Station and Woodlands MRT Station was disrupted at 9.43 am when a train driver spotted someone jump onto the southbound track at Kranji MRT Station. Police and SCDF were on site to investigate the incident but no one was found.[1]
2002 accident
A man was killed when he was hit by an MRT train near Marsiling station at about 11.40pm on 30 November 2002. Mr Tan Ngak Yam, 70, a Malaysian, was walking along the MRT tracks when he was hit by a northbound train about 500 m from the station.[1]
[edit]2007 accident
On 25 December 2007, northbound train service between Woodlands MRT Station and Kranji MRT Station was disrupted when a man was hit by a train at Marsiling MRT Station. He was sent to the National University Hospital with serious leg injuries. This disruption, coupled with a disruption at Kranji earlier in the same day, affected 5000 passengers.[2]
[edit]2009 train disruption
On 17 June 2009, 900 passengers were affected when a northbound train malfunctioned at the station at 2.25pm and all passengers had to alight. Subsequent passengers had to alight at Woodlands. Passengers on the affected trains and stations were kept informed through announcements. The delay lasted 20 minutes.[3]
2004 accident
On 31 August 2004, a lady in her 40s was hit by a train after she fell on to the tracks. She suffered head injuries and was sent to the Singapore General Hospital. This incident took place just hours after another train hit another lady in her 50s earlier in the day at Bukit Batok MRT Station.[1]
[edit]2010 accident
On 18 May 2010, eastbound train services between Queenstown and Outram Park MRT stations were disrupted for about 45 minutes when a passenger was hit by a train at 11.35 am. To maintain eastbound service at the unaffected sections, some westbound trains were turned around at Outram Park MRT Station. Close to 5,500 passengers were affected by the incident and train services resumed at about 12.20pm.[2]
2004 bus accident near station
On April 2, 2004, a shuttle bus which ferries patients and staff from the Alexandra Hospital to the Queenstown MRT Station crashed into a viaduct column near the station. The bus driver, Mr Lee Tok Hwan, 46, an employee of SMRT died instantly while the 15 passengers on the bus were injured and were sent back to Alexandra Hospital. The viaduct column was inspected and no structural defects were found.[1][2]
[edit]2010 filming of ranting woman
On September 22, 2010, a woman, by the name of Grace, was being filmed ranting and screaming obscenities at the passengers on the train as the train approached this station. She shouted at a man who was sitting on the reserved seat and forced the man to get up before sitting on it. [3]
[edit]2010 accident
On 29 November 2010, a Chinese man in his 40s was knocked by an incoming train at about 8.15 pm, was found lying on the tracks below the last carriage and was pronounced dead by SCDF medics. Train services were disrupted for about 1 hour and were resumed at 9.15 pm. [4]
2010 accident
Train services were disrupted at stations between Woodlands and Yishun in the southbound direction for about an hour on the Vesak Day afternoon of 28 May 2010. This was due to a track incident at Sembawang Station.
About 7,300 commuters were affected when a man was hit by a train. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 11.30am.
To maintain service on the unaffected stretches of the North-South line during the incident, all southbound trains were turned around at Woodlands MRT Station.
Some northbound trains were also turned around at Yishun MRT Station.
To ease traffic, SMRT deployed bus bridging services to ferry passengers between Woodlands and Yishun MRT stations during the disruption.[1
2008 incidents
On Jan 21 2008, a maintenance works train which was carrying out works between Tampines and Simei (westbound) MRT stations broke down, causing a disruption from 5.28 am to 12.45 pm on both the eastbound and westbound services from Pasir Ris and Tanah Merah, affecting 57,000 commuters.[1]
SMRT was fined S$387,176 on 10 March 2008 after the LTA's investigations concluded that the disruption was due to SMRT's working party not complying with operating procedures. This was specifically on securing the parked portion of the maintenance train, which comprised a locomotive and a wagon. The fine was the largest ever for a rail related incident in Singapore.
According to operating procedures, during maintenance works, the portion comprising a locomotive and a Rail Grinding Vehicle will proceed with its works, while the portion of the maintenance train is detached and parked at a distance from the working zone.
However, investigations from LTA and SMRT showed that SMRT did not apply the locomotive's parking brake. There was also no wheel chock placed to prevent movement along the gradient of the track. If SMRT had followed operating procedures, a roll-back would have been prevented.[2]
On 20 March 2008, SMRT announced that it had decided to appeal to the LTA against the fine. In a letter, SMRT said it had provided free shuttle bus services to help affected commuters. SMRT also mobilised more than 300 staff for on-site recovery, crowd management, dissemination of information and preparation for resumption of service.[3]
On 3 April 2008, LTA turned down SMRT's appeal for a lower fine and ordered SMRT to pay the fine in full within two weeks.[4]
[edit]2007 incidents
At around 8:58am on 19 April 2007, a portion of the MRT track between Tampines MRT Station and Pasir Ris MRT Station was not functioning properly. Several public service announcements had been made saying that the train service will be disrupted for about five minutes. The SMRT staff had to evacuate Pasir Ris MRT Station while fixing the problem. As a result, all eastbound trains had to terminate at Tampines MRT Station and continue its westbound service. The affected commuters were told that they have three days to collect their refunds from the SMRT. Normal train service was then resumed at 9.28 am and the commuters were then allowed to enter the MRT station again.
At about 11 am on 7 May 2007, a man in his 50s hit his head against the oncoming train and got his foot stuck in the platform gap. The man was already in a semiconscious state when he was rescued by the Civil Defence and suffered injuries to his left ankle and head. Westbound train services were disrupted for about 8 minutes.[5]
On 7 Aug 2007, a 48-year-old Chinese man fell onto the westbound track at the station. SCDF received a call about an incident at Tampines MRT Station at 6.32pm. The man was pronounced dead by paramedics at 6.45pm.
[edit]2003 incidents
On August 8, 2003, a westbound train lost traction current at 10.13 pm and stalled along the track between Pasir Ris and Tampines MRT Stations. An empty train was used to push the train towards Tampines MRT Station and service resumed at 10.35 pm.
However, 21 minutes later, the traction current tripped again, this time in between the same two stations in both directions and SMRT staff only managed to restore the eastbound side before the end of operating hours. 73 passengers were stuck in a westbound train and detrainment was carried out.
During both delays, eastbound services terminated at Tampines and alternative transport was provided for affected passengers.
2007 Accidents
A lady had her legs injured when she got knocked down by a SMRT Train that was travelling towards Jurong East MRT Station and trains from Admiralty MRT Station to Kranji MRT Station were affected on 2 March 2007. It was reported that 2900 passengers were affected by the accident and buses were utilized to ferry the affected passengers. The time of incident was at 3:20pm.[citation needed]
About 38 days from the first accident, an office worker was injured after being hit on the head while on the platform by an oncoming train heading towards Jurong East MRT Station on 9 April 2007. Apparently, he was engrossed in reading his newspapers that he walked over the yellow line even before the train stopped. Service from Woodlands to Jurong East stations was affected that morning for 20 minutes and the service resumed operations right after the victim was sent to a hospital by paramedics. The time of incident was at 7:35am.[citation needed]
Incidents
[edit]Track incursion
On 3 March 2003, a 23-year old drove his Mercedes onto an MRT track off Lentor Avenue, in the sector between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib MRT Stations, the first of its kind in the 15 years of MRT operations in Singapore. The freak accident occurred when the car, which was travelling at a speed of 87 kilometres an hour along Lentor Avenue (the maximum speed limit was 70 kilometres an hour there), mounted an 18 cm kerb, crossed 6 metres of grass verge (inclusive of a 1.5 metres wide pavement), jumped over a 1.5 metres drain, went through a fence 2 metres away from the track, and went uphill onto a steep stone embankment before landing on the MRT track.
Witnesses tried to remove the car from the tracks to prevent a possible collision, however an oncoming train from Yio Chu Kang stopped their efforts. One of the witnesses signaled the train driver to stop. Although the train driver was not able to stop in time, he was able to slow the train down enough to prevent derailment.[1]
under commuter incidents
2003 accident
A 25-year-old Chinese lady Ms Neo Shiea Chee, a teacher at Holy Innocents' High School, was run over by a southbound train at Ang Mo Kio MRT station shortly before 7pm on 11 Jan 2003 when she fell into the tracks and was crushed by an oncoming train. She was too engrossed in reading her book and was unaware that the train was already approaching the station. Trains were not disrupted as Ang Mo Kio Station's northbound trains used the centre platform.[2]
2009 accident
Trains were disrupted for twenty minutes at around 10.35 am on 20 Aug 2009 after a passenger went down the track just as the train was approaching the station. SMRT said that the passenger was later assisted out of the track and taken to the hospital for medical examination. Commuters who were affected were guided to the next available train. [3]
At around 2:08 p.m. of 2 December 2006, a man was hit by a southbound train. He was pronounced dead later, at around 2:40 p.m. In February 2007 a leaked CCTV footage of the incident along with another at Yishun MRT Station began circulating on the Internet, with the man in question jumping in front of the approaching train[1], leading to suggestions that it was a case of suicide.[1]
2010 incident
On 12 August 2010, a 20-year-old autistic male was found sitting on the tracks in Boon Lay MRT station Westbound track. A commuter saw this and pressed the emergency stop plunger and soon the MRT staff arrived on the scene. They shouted to him to return to the platform but instead he started running towards Lakeside MRT station. This resulted in the MRT staff giving chase, and this incident disrupted Joo Koon bound service for 10 minutes. He was later escorted by the MRT staff back to the station and arrested by the police, who will charge him for attempted suicide.
2006 accident
On 25 March 2006, a man was killed by an east-bound train in the direction of Pasir Ris as he went down to retrieve his shoe. Trains were disrupted from Jurong East to Queenstown stations.[1
2008 accident
Northbound train services from Yew Tee MRT Station to Bukit Gombak MRT Station were disrupted for about 50 minutes on Monday, 7 April 2008 morning. A man was hit by a train at Choa Chu Kang station at 8am. He was subsequently pronounced dead by paramedics. A bus-bridging service was deployed between Yew Tee and Bukit Gombak stations as trains were made to turn around at Yew Tee, Bukit Gombak and Choa Chu Kang stations. SMRT said train services resumed at 8.52am.[1]
2008 accident
On August 13, 2008, a 50-year old Chinese man was killed by an eastbound train at about 10.45 pm. Eastbound trains from Jurong East to Queenstown MRT Stations were halted until 11.17 pm, affecting about 1080 passengers.[1
2002 train disruption
Trains were disrupted on 4 October 2002 from 4.44 pm to 6.10 pm when a train officer noted thick smoke coming up from a factory located near the viaduct in between Yew Tee and Kranji stations. As a precaution, services were halted and the SCDF was alerted. At 6.10 pm, services were resumed when SCDF and the technical staff gave the all clear.
[edit]2007 accident
On 25 December 2007, southbound train service between Yew Tee MRT Station and Woodlands MRT Station was disrupted at 9.43 am when a train driver spotted someone jump onto the southbound track at Kranji MRT Station. Police and SCDF were on site to investigate the incident but no one was found.[1]
2002 train disruption
Trains were disrupted on 4 October 2002 from 4.44 pm to 6.10 pm when a train officer noted thick smoke coming up from a factory located near the viaduct in between Yew Tee and Kranji stations. As a precaution, services were halted and the SCDF was alerted. At 6.10 pm, services were resumed when SCDF and the technical staff gave the all clear.
[edit]2007 accident
On 25 December 2007, southbound train service between Yew Tee MRT Station and Woodlands MRT Station was disrupted at 9.43 am when a train driver spotted someone jump onto the southbound track at Kranji MRT Station. Police and SCDF were on site to investigate the incident but no one was found.[1]
2002 accident
A man was killed when he was hit by an MRT train near Marsiling station at about 11.40pm on 30 November 2002. Mr Tan Ngak Yam, 70, a Malaysian, was walking along the MRT tracks when he was hit by a northbound train about 500 m from the station.[1]
[edit]2007 accident
On 25 December 2007, northbound train service between Woodlands MRT Station and Kranji MRT Station was disrupted when a man was hit by a train at Marsiling MRT Station. He was sent to the National University Hospital with serious leg injuries. This disruption, coupled with a disruption at Kranji earlier in the same day, affected 5000 passengers.[2]
[edit]2009 train disruption
On 17 June 2009, 900 passengers were affected when a northbound train malfunctioned at the station at 2.25pm and all passengers had to alight. Subsequent passengers had to alight at Woodlands. Passengers on the affected trains and stations were kept informed through announcements. The delay lasted 20 minutes.[3]
2004 accident
On 31 August 2004, a lady in her 40s was hit by a train after she fell on to the tracks. She suffered head injuries and was sent to the Singapore General Hospital. This incident took place just hours after another train hit another lady in her 50s earlier in the day at Bukit Batok MRT Station.[1]
[edit]2010 accident
On 18 May 2010, eastbound train services between Queenstown and Outram Park MRT stations were disrupted for about 45 minutes when a passenger was hit by a train at 11.35 am. To maintain eastbound service at the unaffected sections, some westbound trains were turned around at Outram Park MRT Station. Close to 5,500 passengers were affected by the incident and train services resumed at about 12.20pm.[2]
2004 bus accident near station
On April 2, 2004, a shuttle bus which ferries patients and staff from the Alexandra Hospital to the Queenstown MRT Station crashed into a viaduct column near the station. The bus driver, Mr Lee Tok Hwan, 46, an employee of SMRT died instantly while the 15 passengers on the bus were injured and were sent back to Alexandra Hospital. The viaduct column was inspected and no structural defects were found.[1][2]
[edit]2010 filming of ranting woman
On September 22, 2010, a woman, by the name of Grace, was being filmed ranting and screaming obscenities at the passengers on the train as the train approached this station. She shouted at a man who was sitting on the reserved seat and forced the man to get up before sitting on it. [3]
[edit]2010 accident
On 29 November 2010, a Chinese man in his 40s was knocked by an incoming train at about 8.15 pm, was found lying on the tracks below the last carriage and was pronounced dead by SCDF medics. Train services were disrupted for about 1 hour and were resumed at 9.15 pm. [4]
2010 accident
Train services were disrupted at stations between Woodlands and Yishun in the southbound direction for about an hour on the Vesak Day afternoon of 28 May 2010. This was due to a track incident at Sembawang Station.
About 7,300 commuters were affected when a man was hit by a train. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 11.30am.
To maintain service on the unaffected stretches of the North-South line during the incident, all southbound trains were turned around at Woodlands MRT Station.
Some northbound trains were also turned around at Yishun MRT Station.
To ease traffic, SMRT deployed bus bridging services to ferry passengers between Woodlands and Yishun MRT stations during the disruption.[1
2008 incidents
On Jan 21 2008, a maintenance works train which was carrying out works between Tampines and Simei (westbound) MRT stations broke down, causing a disruption from 5.28 am to 12.45 pm on both the eastbound and westbound services from Pasir Ris and Tanah Merah, affecting 57,000 commuters.[1]
SMRT was fined S$387,176 on 10 March 2008 after the LTA's investigations concluded that the disruption was due to SMRT's working party not complying with operating procedures. This was specifically on securing the parked portion of the maintenance train, which comprised a locomotive and a wagon. The fine was the largest ever for a rail related incident in Singapore.
According to operating procedures, during maintenance works, the portion comprising a locomotive and a Rail Grinding Vehicle will proceed with its works, while the portion of the maintenance train is detached and parked at a distance from the working zone.
However, investigations from LTA and SMRT showed that SMRT did not apply the locomotive's parking brake. There was also no wheel chock placed to prevent movement along the gradient of the track. If SMRT had followed operating procedures, a roll-back would have been prevented.[2]
On 20 March 2008, SMRT announced that it had decided to appeal to the LTA against the fine. In a letter, SMRT said it had provided free shuttle bus services to help affected commuters. SMRT also mobilised more than 300 staff for on-site recovery, crowd management, dissemination of information and preparation for resumption of service.[3]
On 3 April 2008, LTA turned down SMRT's appeal for a lower fine and ordered SMRT to pay the fine in full within two weeks.[4]
[edit]2007 incidents
At around 8:58am on 19 April 2007, a portion of the MRT track between Tampines MRT Station and Pasir Ris MRT Station was not functioning properly. Several public service announcements had been made saying that the train service will be disrupted for about five minutes. The SMRT staff had to evacuate Pasir Ris MRT Station while fixing the problem. As a result, all eastbound trains had to terminate at Tampines MRT Station and continue its westbound service. The affected commuters were told that they have three days to collect their refunds from the SMRT. Normal train service was then resumed at 9.28 am and the commuters were then allowed to enter the MRT station again.
At about 11 am on 7 May 2007, a man in his 50s hit his head against the oncoming train and got his foot stuck in the platform gap. The man was already in a semiconscious state when he was rescued by the Civil Defence and suffered injuries to his left ankle and head. Westbound train services were disrupted for about 8 minutes.[5]
On 7 Aug 2007, a 48-year-old Chinese man fell onto the westbound track at the station. SCDF received a call about an incident at Tampines MRT Station at 6.32pm. The man was pronounced dead by paramedics at 6.45pm.
[edit]2003 incidents
On August 8, 2003, a westbound train lost traction current at 10.13 pm and stalled along the track between Pasir Ris and Tampines MRT Stations. An empty train was used to push the train towards Tampines MRT Station and service resumed at 10.35 pm.
However, 21 minutes later, the traction current tripped again, this time in between the same two stations in both directions and SMRT staff only managed to restore the eastbound side before the end of operating hours. 73 passengers were stuck in a westbound train and detrainment was carried out.
During both delays, eastbound services terminated at Tampines and alternative transport was provided for affected passengers.
2007 Accidents
A lady had her legs injured when she got knocked down by a SMRT Train that was travelling towards Jurong East MRT Station and trains from Admiralty MRT Station to Kranji MRT Station were affected on 2 March 2007. It was reported that 2900 passengers were affected by the accident and buses were utilized to ferry the affected passengers. The time of incident was at 3:20pm.[citation needed]
About 38 days from the first accident, an office worker was injured after being hit on the head while on the platform by an oncoming train heading towards Jurong East MRT Station on 9 April 2007. Apparently, he was engrossed in reading his newspapers that he walked over the yellow line even before the train stopped. Service from Woodlands to Jurong East stations was affected that morning for 20 minutes and the service resumed operations right after the victim was sent to a hospital by paramedics. The time of incident was at 7:35am.[citation needed]
Incidents
[edit]Track incursion
On 3 March 2003, a 23-year old drove his Mercedes onto an MRT track off Lentor Avenue, in the sector between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib MRT Stations, the first of its kind in the 15 years of MRT operations in Singapore. The freak accident occurred when the car, which was travelling at a speed of 87 kilometres an hour along Lentor Avenue (the maximum speed limit was 70 kilometres an hour there), mounted an 18 cm kerb, crossed 6 metres of grass verge (inclusive of a 1.5 metres wide pavement), jumped over a 1.5 metres drain, went through a fence 2 metres away from the track, and went uphill onto a steep stone embankment before landing on the MRT track.
Witnesses tried to remove the car from the tracks to prevent a possible collision, however an oncoming train from Yio Chu Kang stopped their efforts. One of the witnesses signaled the train driver to stop. Although the train driver was not able to stop in time, he was able to slow the train down enough to prevent derailment.[1]
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