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Two maintenance staff of Singapore's MRT operator killed in track accident

Xinhua, March 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two maintenance staff of Singapore's MRT operator SMRT have been killed after a track accident near Pasir Ris station along the East-West line, and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was immediately activated, local media reported on Tuesday.

SMRT's vice-president for corporate information and communications Patrick Nathan said in a statement that the accident occurred at around 11: 10 a.m. near a servicing point, according to the Straits Times.

Patrick Nathan said SCDF was immediately activated and they have confirmed that the two SMRT staff have passed away.

Patrick Nathan added that the train service operator are working with the police to conduct a detailed investigation into this accident. He also sent deepest condolences to the families of the staff, saying SMRT will be providing support to them at this very difficult time.

Train services along the East-West Line were also disrupted. SMRT announced on its Twitter account that there were be no train services between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris because of the accident. The operator apologized for the inconvenience and updated that train services are expected to resume at about 13:15 p.m. Enditem