Comments on: Man jumped down onto MRT track at Choa Chu Kang MRT

By: A CCK Commuter

A CCK Commuter — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:23:41 +0000

May the man rest in peace…

I was in ‘that third carriage’ under where he was pinned and the feeling of the bumps I’d felt while inside the train, kept me thinking how painful it was when the train ran over him.

The expressions of those people at the platform who ‘tip-toed’ towards the train and took their peeps through the platform gap kinda pissed me off.

Please lar! People die already why still go and see??

Anyway, putting up doors or any barriers need money also, so ultimately who’s paying?

If these freak accidents are getting out of hand, the SMRT could consider what the Japanese do. Sue the family of the suicide commit to bear all damages, loss, etc they had incurred during the disruption.

So rather than saving your family from a financial crisis through publicity, one would be putting them or adding on to their burdens if one choosed this route to end one’s life.

By: Diet Info Care

Diet Info Care — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:41:59 +0000

Looks like these incidents are getting too frequent, especially during peak hours.
I thought the authorities have plans to put up platform doors. Why are they taking so long? At least, it would deter a person from carrying out this action and disrupting other people’s journey…

By: Choa Chu Kang MRT Suicide

Choa Chu Kang MRT Suicide — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:26:49 +0000

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By: egnaronik

egnaronik — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:18:28 +0000

i am quite disappointed with the way they handled it too. well, im sure the staff at CCK would have known what happened and were 100% sure that trains were not going to be able to pass through Yew Tee. so why didnt they dissipate the info and inform passengers on the trains after it that the train WON’T be reaching JE? i got on at Sembawang and all the operator said at every stop before YT was that train was going to be delayed. it would have made a huge difference if we knew it wont be going JE. At least i could have gotten off at Woodlands and changed to a bus immediately and not get stuck at YT with no bus to my destination…

By: motd

motd — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:41:56 +0000

This is getting more frequent. Is life getting so hard that we have to chose this method to end it?

By: irritated CCK commuters

irritated CCK commuters — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:58:49 +0000

I am disappointed with the way SMRT handled the situation. I believe there should have been someone(SMRT staff) near the entrance of the SMRT to inform commuters of such a situation, rather than commuters finding out themselves ONLY when they are about to reach the control station. People-Jam would have been prevented. Furthermore, from the article,”SMRT send a dozen buses…”. Well, I was one of those stuck around the CCK Mrt station but I didn’t see any buses around…

By: izzy69rocks

izzy69rocks — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:49:09 +0000

People in Singapore are getting pressured and stress is very much overwhelming here.
It is really sadden to see the fact that MRT suicides is getting common these days which, in my opinion, is an epidemic as the ones that are really affected are their loves ones; not to mentioned the other commuters who need to get to work as well.
Hope something is being done in the future to stop this suicides at train stations cause it is simply inhumane.

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