MANILA — (UPDATED 5:18 PM PH time) A Metro Rail Transit train was derailed at Taft MRT Station in Pasay City at around 3:30 PM.
According to reports, around eight to nine people were injured when the train hit a barrier and was derailed. Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) officials are saying it was a ‘technical problem.’
The wounded passengers and pedestrians were brought to nearby hospitals. A tweet from Health Sec. Eric Tayag said that nearby DOH hospitals were alerted to receive victims.
@DOHgovph hospitals near #mrt train mishap alerted & ready to receive injured commuters
— Doc Eric Tayag (@erictayagSays) August 13, 2014
MRT has encountered several technical issues in the past, which brought its maintenance and management in the limelight.
Several thousands of Filipinos ride the MRT everyday.
Here are some photos of the derailed MRT train as posted by netizens.
Derailed MRT at Pasay causes heavy traffic pic.twitter.com/cL6L11UWGQ
— Bev Natividad (@bevnatividad) August 13, 2014
DEVELOPING: Injuries being pulled out from derailed MRT train at EDSA Taft station in Pasay @solartvnews pic.twitter.com/xybIdk3SV0
— Rex Remitio (@Rexremitio) August 13, 2014
Derailed mrt pic.twitter.com/eetcP4KHBt
— Mark Tan (@MarkTaan) August 13, 2014
WILD!!!!!! #MRT #Taft pic.twitter.com/A9KxdCIE3z
— earl jimenez (@tweetearl) August 13, 2014
SHIT SAW IT LIVE SCARY AS FUCK PEOPLE WERE FALLING OUT OF THE MRT pic.twitter.com/FGKfzE7AEN
— Kim Yumol (@yumolecule) August 13, 2014