Stomper Hong was on
board a Light Rail Transit (LRT) train that collided with the
train in front of it at 7.08pm today (July 3) on the Sengkang LRT
Line.
The Stomper said the train she was on had started to
come to an abrupt stop to lessen the impact of the collision.
"The collision's impact was 25% to 30%," said Hong.
She said that some people who were not holding on to
the bars or grab-handles fell down from the impact.
"One woman fell on me and I quickly held her to stop
her from falling.
"Everyone was able to recover and thankfully, no one
was hurt.
Hong said that the two trains were stuck for about 15
minutes, with the lights dimmed and the air-conditioning switched
off.
She said that just as it was getting warm, both trains
started to move at a really slow speed
towards Renjong station, where the passengers got off
safely.
"There was a single elderly station staffer who was
waving and smiling at us," said Hong.
"When we went down to take the bus, I asked the driver
if it was ok that we don't tap our EZ-Link cards.
"However, the driver informed us that he had received
no such instructions, so we had to pay the normal fare for the bus
ride."
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