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


SINGAPORE: 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, China's Xinhua news agency reported, citing local media.

SMRT's vice-president for corporate information and communications Patrick Nathan said in a statement that the accident occurred at around 11.10am near a servicing point, according to the Straits Times.

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