A man committed suicide by jumping
onto the track of an oncoming train at Bedok MRT station, causing
eastbound trains from Eunos to Tanah Merah to be disrupted today
(May 7).
According to the news report on The
Straits Times website, the incident occurred at 1.42pm.
The track was blood stained, caused
by the train wheels rolling over and crushing the man’s body
against the metal track.
The man’s body was seen covered with
blood and his flesh exposed on certain parts of his body.
One of the man’s arm was also severed
and seen lying a few meters away from his body.
It is not known whether the victim is
still alive or already dead (which most likely will be the
case).
The cause of the incident is still
being investigated.
SMRT said that is had deployed buses
to assist stranded passengers at the two MRT stations.
It is believed that the victim lost a
huge sum of money amounting to some S$70,000 at a casino last week,
which resulted in his act of suicide. It is unknown if he had made
the losses at a local or foreign casino.
Our private reporters will follow up
on this case and update in a new post with more pictures and videos
of the accident scene, and also the full report of the case.
