Glass panel shatters on SMRT train, no one
injured
SINGAPORE: A glass panel shattered on board a train
on Friday. Train operator SMRT said no one was injured in the
incident.
An SMRT spokesperson said a passenger on board the
North-South Line train alerted staff to the incident by activating
the emergency communication button around
12.10pm.
Mr Jay Kay Zhang, who wrote in to Channel NewsAsia
about the incident, said he activated the button after hearing the
glass shatter just as the train approached Admiralty Station from
Woodlands Station.
Mr Zhang added that he did not see anyone standing near or leaning
on the glass panel.
According to him, an elderly couple sitting near the panel were in
shock.
Mr Zhang said SMRT staff rushed to the scene within a few
minutes.
SMRT said the affected train has been withdrawn from service.
It will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the
shattered glass panel.
The train operator said that the window and glass panels in its
train cabins are installed with tempered glass that are tougher
than normal glass.
Tempered glass breaks into small fragments with smooth edges to
reduce the risks of injury.
- CNA/ck
