Bengaluru: A man jumped in front of a moving train and died at Doddakallasandra Metro Station in southern Bengaluru on Saturday. The deceased is identified as Naveen Kumar Arora, 57, a resident of KS Layout. This is the fifth incident, where a person jumped on the Metro tracks this year.
According to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), the man standing on the platform “jumped in front of the approaching train at 5.45 pm”
Services were temporarily disrupted on the Green Line between Yelachenahalli and Silk Institute Stations. “From 8.45 pm, the normal train services have resumed on the entire Green Line,” the BMRCL said.
Police officials reached the spot and recovered the body, which was moved to a hospital for postmortem. An investigation has been launched to ascertain the cause.
Social media was abuzz as the news of the death spread. “@OfficialBMRCL not sure why the metro had stopped in doddakallasandra station and people are out on the bridge,” Vinay Bhoopalam posted, along with a photo, on X (formerly Twitter).
Another Netizen wondered why the services were delayed before being aware of the incident. “Green line train going towards the silk institute has stopped just before Doddakallasandra station. No update on why. Can you please clarify if there is an issue and how long it might take to get rectified?” Pramod posted on X.
DH had reported earlier that platform screen doors/gates (PSDs/PSGs) were unlikely to be installed at existing Metro stations because of “high costs and technical difficulties”.
On Thursday, a four-year-old boy sustained injuries after he accidentally fell on the metro track in Baiyappanahalli.
Fifth incident this year
Jan 1: Woman jumped on the metro track at Indiranagar station to retrieve fallen mobile phone; no injuries
Jan 5: 23-year-old Kerala native jumped in front of a train at Jalahalli station; survived with injuries
March 21: 19-year-old law student died at Attiguppe metro station tracks
June 10: Man in his mid-30s jumped on tracks at the Hosahalli metro station; sustained head injuries.
Published 03 August 2024, 13:56 IST