2 dead at Pasir Ris MRT station following 'incident on track'

Two men were pronounced dead at Pasir Ris MRT station on Tuesday (March 22) morning following an “incident” on the train tracks.

SMRT said in a Facebook post that the incident involved two of its maintenance staff who were at a servicing point along the track near the station.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said its officers were alerted of the incident at about 11.10am and the men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Train services between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris stations in both directions on the East-West Line were suspended as a result.

Train services down: 2 reported dead on MRT tracks

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[EWL]: No train service between #TanahMerah and #PasirRis in both directions due to incident on track. Expected resumption time: 12.15pm.

— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) March 22, 2016

Rail operator SMRT first tweeted about the incident at about 11.20am, adding later that services are expected to resume at 12.30pm.

Twitter user Jeremy Ho posted that commuters were asked to leave the station, just as he reached the train platform for “reasons unknown”, and he posted a video of the scene.

#smrt – all to leave the station, just as I reached the platform. reason unknown. #pasirris pic.twitter.com/XRhjMkYT1W

— Jeremy Ho (@ieremv) March 22, 2016

A subsequent tweet by SMRT added that free regular and shuttle bus services are available at the affected stops between the two stations.

[EWL] UPDATE: Free regular & free shuttle bus services are now available at affected stations between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris station.

— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) March 22, 2016