Sep 7, 2010
Woman killed by train
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The body of a Chinese national was found near the railway track off Hillview Avenue early yesterday morning. -- ST PHOTOS: NADARAJAN RAJENDRAN

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A CHINESE national was hit and killed by a train that was travelling from Malaysia to Singapore early Tuesday morning. Her body, which sustained facial injuries, was found near the railway track off Hillview Avenue. Police said they received a call from a member of the public at around 8.10 am and the woman was pronounced dead by paramedics 20 minutes later.
The Straits Times understands that she was hit by a Malayan Railway (KTM) train, which did not stop after the incident. When contacted, a KTM staff said that there was no train stoppage and service was unaffected throughout the day. It is not clear if the woman was trying to cross the track near Hillview Park Condominium to get to the Upper Bukit Timah main road. Police have classified the case as unnatural death and said investigations are on-going.
When The Straits Times visited the scene, police officers were seen working around the track area which was sealed off. A security guard at the nearby Hillview Park condominium said he was unaware of what happened but noted that residents of the estate often take strolls out of the condominium to the nearby grass patch area near the railway track.