Failed suicide try stops MRT train in Shaw station

By on 1:16 AM

MANILA, Philippines — The operations of Metro Manila’s busiest train line were disrupted for an hour following a failed suicide attempt on Thursday.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said 28-year-old Rica Fernandez, a resident of Valenzuela City, jumped onto the tracks of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Shaw Boulevard station just as a southbound train was coming in to pick up passengers.

The incident happened at around 11:15 a.m. Fernandez was rushed to the Polymedic General Hospital in Mandaluyong. She survived being hit by the train, but her left leg, which was pinned down, had to be amputated, the DOTC said.

Operations of the MRT, which over half a million people rely on for their daily commute every day, were partially disrupted, with southbound trains running only up to the Shaw station following the incident.

As of 12:20 noon, operations were restored to normal, the DOTC said.
The MRT runs along Edsa, Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare, from North Avenue, Quezon City to Taft Avenue in Pasay.

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