MANILA, Philippines — The operations of Metro Manila’s busiest
train line were disrupted for an hour following a failed suicide attempt
on Thursday.
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said
28-year-old Rica Fernandez, a resident of Valenzuela City, jumped onto
the tracks of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Shaw Boulevard station just
as a southbound train was coming in to pick up passengers.
The incident happened at around 11:15 a.m. Fernandez was rushed to the
Polymedic General Hospital in Mandaluyong. She survived being hit by the
train, but her left leg, which was pinned down, had to be amputated,
the DOTC said.
The MRT management, however, did not see any reason to sanction the
driver since "he exercised due caution" when the incident took place.
They also plan to build platform screen doors to prevent similar
incidents from happening again.
Operations of the MRT, which over half a million people rely on for
their daily commute every day, were partially disrupted, with southbound
trains running only up to the Shaw station following the incident. As
of 12:20 noon, operations were restored to normal, the DOTC said.
Sources: Philippine Daily Inquirer & ABS-CBN News
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