Passenger Who Allegedly Jumped Onto Tracks Has Died, DOTr Says

(SPOT.ph UPDATED) The unidentified female passenger who allegedly jumped onto the southbound tracks of the MRT-3 Quezon Avenue station on Wednesday noon has died, train management said.

The 73-year-old female passenger was declared dead as of 2:20 p.m., the DOTr told SPOT.ph in a Viber message, citing MRT-3 officer-in-charge Jorjette Aquino.

The incident stalled MRT operations from North Avenue station to Ortigas station for more than an hour following the incident. Operations are back to normal as of 1:20 p.m.

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Passengers onboard the train at Quezon Avenue station were evacuated after she allegedly jumped around 11:57 a.m., MRT-3 management said. As of 12:03 p.m., operations from North Avenue station to Ortigas Avenue stations were suspended. 

The passenger was "found alive and breathing" and was brought to the East Avenue Medical Center, Aquino said in a statement released on social media.

"The MRT-3 management would like to apologize to the riding public for the service interruption and inconvenience caused by the incident."

This is a developing story.