TRAIN services on the North-South Line were disrupted on Vesak
Day by a man who died on the tracks at Sembawang MRT station.
According to a Stomp report, the disruption took place at around
11.40am. A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesperson
confirmed that a man had died on the MRT tracks.
According to some readers who were present, train services were
delayed for up to an hour at the Sembawang station. The area was
cordoned off by the police as well, the readers told Stomp.
Reader subbx said: "SCDF personnel could be seen climbing onto the
tracks."
The initial confusion resulted in some readers thinking that a
train had broke down.
Reports have yet to established whether the death was an
accident or a suicide.
The SCDF spokesperson said: "A man was extricated from underneath
the second carriage of the south-bound train. The victim was
declared dead at the scene."
