Woman killed after being hit by train at Clementi

[DrunkDrummer]

earth to ellie, this is THE singaporean government we're talking about.... it's like telling them to spend their reserves on buying cymbals for all of us

which is a definite no or lots of hesitation on their part, if you still can't get what i mean.

 

[Dime]

Who gives a damn about the government and barriers.Just stand behind the freaking YELLOW LINE would be a wise thing to do.

 

[KissMyAxe]

Now i'm afraid to take the late night trains at Clementi station. =p

Not only Clementi but Kembangan and Jurong East to name a few. These places can now made good horror movies. Tales from the creep........

 

[doggieshaman]

Who gives a damn about the government and barriers.Just stand behind the freaking YELLOW LINE would be a wise thing to do.

precisely. you just need SOME good sense to know that
1) you step behind that line, you stand the risk of falling off and getting crushed by the train
2) the train won't leave the station without you even if you stood way behind the yellow line
3) aunties need people to shout at them/scold them for being kiasu - and that's not being rude

 

[dhalif]

just take cab lo?

 

[re_unknown]

Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, Yishun, Admiralty... all stations I have to pass everyday.

Apparently they have built the barriers/doors at Bishan, safer now.
Considering that age was catching up with the auntie, her vision might have affected her ability to judge for her safety?

Oh and, for the saddistic people, youtube still has videos of the Yishun and Admiralty suicides.

 

[biopromax]

The dotted erected circle thing on the ground if not careful people can trip and fall...

 

[jskadiang]

Apparently they have built the barriers/doors at Bishan, safer now.

Yep, they have. It's completely sealed and air-conditioned now.

^That's pretty ironic, it's made to prevent the visually impaired from falling in.

 

[ruixist]

there ARE plans to construct some form of barriers at mrt stations, if im not wrong.

i'm guessing this old auntie probably fainted or something lah..very sad.

 

[renquan]

actually the decision has already been made to build half height platform screen doors for those train stations that has exposed tracks. These half height screen doors are still in the prototype phase. It is not hard to make these doors, but they have to be tested for reliability and any unseen issues fixed before they are formally introduced to the stations.

 

[CrisisMoment]

The night newspaper written the lady was having headache so she felt onto the mrt track.. Her body got spilt into 3 pieces... omg

 

[infektivium]

^^ damn. brutality.

 

[shinigamionguitar]

Hope the barriers come to effect soon

 

[chickalltheway]

there ARE plans to construct some form of barriers at mrt stations, if im not wrong.

i'm guessing this old auntie probably fainted or something lah..very sad.

You are right on both counts. There are plans for future barriers, and the poor lady indeed fainted and fell off the platform, which was what it looked like according to the CCTV. What she passed out from, we don't know.. could be stroke, heart attack, anything. The body was cut in half/in pieces and she was 71 years old.

SMRT has to put those barriers now as not only will there definitely be losses of life in the future if there are no barriers, the company also loses a lot of money (compensation for commuters, etc) and experiences a lot of inconveniences (for commuters as well) with each death.

 

[MutantBanana]

Oh s*** that is gruesome... can still say our train system is safe though. Our accidents are not so common compared to other countries.

 

[shinobi]

it happens very often in japan

in one of the prefectures of japan they modded the trains so that they used rubber tyres. apparently it saves lives because the wheels do not sever the limbs or whatever

barriers are a good idea but IN THE MEANTIME why not just deploy MRT staff onto the platform when the stations are crowded?

simple, effective solutions

 

[yellowfellow]

we might see..

"Staff killed after being hit by train.."

instead?

 

[vx02]

trust me, when it says cut into 3 pieces, its not a clean sashimi cut.

 

[mockingbird]

we might see..

"Staff killed after being hit by train.."

instead?

You got a point there. The staff may not faint or suffer from a heart attack and fall onto the tracks. Chances are:

1. He may be pushed down by over-eager commuters.

2. Think of a domino effect. The usual crowd hanging round the yellow line. Some guy at the back trips and knocks the fella in front, and the unlucky fella knocks another person and lastly, that last person knocks down the station staff, who is standing near the edge.

3. Or some passenger who is still moody in the morning and having a train staff blowing whistles in their face just loses their head and pushes the station staff. Unlikely, but possible!

Scary thought, eh?

 

[wyldeboon]

3. Or some passenger who is still moody in the morning and having a train staff blowing whistles in their face just loses their head and pushes the station staff. Unlikely, but possible!

Scary thought, eh?

tat passenger will reli get it in court