14 April, 2008 by Matthew · 1 Comment
A week ago at this exact time, a man committed suicide by jumping off the platform onto the MRT tracks at Choa Chu Kang station (more about it here). An incoming train pulling into the station ran over him and he was pinned down under its third carriage. Onlookers were shocked and horrified. Civil Defense personnel rushed to the scene and the man was pronounced dead at 8.30am.
What explains this recent spike in the number of ‘MRT suicides’?
Allow me to probe deeper into this worrying trend and explain the reasons and psychology behind the rise in the number of ‘MRT suicides’.
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Tags: · commentary, death, economy, finance, media, MRT, personal, Singapore, suicide
7 April, 2008 by Matthew · 6 Comments
There was another MRT suicide this morning, this time at Choa Chu Kang MRT. In terms of time and space, it is the closest I’ve ever come to witnessing a successful suicide:
>> If I had arrived at Yew Tee station just 3 min earlier, I would have been on the train that killed the guy
>> Choa Chu Kang station is just the next stop after Yew Tee station
Thank God I arrived at Yew Tee station at my usual time of 8.06am to board the 8.08am train. If I had been earlier, by just 3 min, I would have boarded the 8.04am train that would crush the guy at Choa Chu Kang station, the next station, just 4 min away by train.
Click through to read more about my experience today
Also check out my follow-up article, MRT Suicides - Explaining the Phenomenon, in which I offer some explanations for the recent surge in suicide attempts
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Tags: · commentary, death, MRT, personal, Singapore, suicide
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