Man hurt after jumping onto LRT-1 tracks
Light Rail Transit Line 1 or LRT-1. (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO)
MANILA, Philippines — A man was hurt after reportedly jumping onto the tracks of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), disrupting service on Saturday morning.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said in a statement that the 26-year-old male passenger jumped onto the southbound tracks of the LRT-1 Blumentritt Station as a train was approaching.
“The train operator was able to immediately apply the emergency brake when the passenger jumped on the tracks,” the DOTr said on Facebook.
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Consequently, train service was disrupted and provisional service was implemented from Baclaran to Central Station at 6:12 a.m., it added. LRT-1’s full operations resumed at 6:44 a.m.
The DOTr said the man was rushed to a hospital for treatment. He was declared in stable condition as of this writing.
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