MRT3 suspends operations after 2 people reportedly fall onto tracks from flyover

Operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) were temporarily suspended on Sunday evening, after two individuals reportedly fell onto the tracks from the Taft Avenue flyover.

The train operator said that two unidentified persons reportedly fell on the tracks along the Taft and Magallanes stations at 6:37 p.m., causing the suspension.

“Train operations were halted as security personnels and medical professionals responded at the area of incident. No breakdowns on MRT3 system have been reported,” the operator told reporters in a mobile message.

Further details regarding the individuals were not immediately available, and the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have since been deployed to investigate.

Southbound operations of the rail line were reported to have resumed at 7:26 p.m.

The Metro Rail system is designed to cater to over 23,000 passengers per hour per direction, and is expandable to accommodate 48,000 passengers per hour, per direction.

Stations of the rail line are located in North Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Kamuning, Cubao, and Santolan-Annapolis in Quezon City; Ortigas Avenue in Pasig City; Shaw Boulevard and Boni Avenue in Mandaluyong City; Guadalupe, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia), Ayala Avenue, and Magallanes Avenue in Makati City; and Taft Avenue in Pasay City. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA News