An LRT-1 train approaches Balintawak station. Image from LRMC.
MANILA, Philippines — A male passenger jumped onto the tracks of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Monumento Station on Wednesday morning, causing the rail system to limit its operations.
According to the management of LRT-1 in a statement, the man jumped at around 4:40 a.m. as a train was approaching the Monumento Station (northbound), prompting operations and security teams to immediately respond to the incident.
“LRT-1 operations were limited from Baclaran to Blumentritt (vice versa) only to give way to the necessary incident response,” said LRT-1 management.
UPDATE: As of 4:45AM, August 17, 2022 – ⚠️ Limited operations for LRT-1. Trains run only from Baclaran to Blumentritt and vice versa. Thank you for your understanding.
— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) August 16, 2022
The responding teams then immediately brought the passenger to Caloocan Hospital.
“Person is alive and being treated at the hospital already,” said LRT-1 spokesperson Jackie Gorospe in a Viber message to reporters.
Normal operations then resumed for the whole LRT-1 line from Baclaran to Balintawak at 5:59 a.m.
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