At least 30 people including minors were injured after a south-bound train of the Philippine National Railways derailed near the PNR Edsa-Magallanes station in Makati City Wednesday afternoon.
in Makati City. Police are looking into the incident. DANNY PATA
Police said that at least 30 passengers were hurt but PNR spokesperson Paul de Quiros said only five suffered injuries. Two train coaches were affected by the incident, he said.
De Quiros said the train was on its way to Alabang in Muntinlupa City around 4 p.m. when the mishap occurred between the stations of Edsa-Magallanes and Nichols in Taguig City.
“Nawala sa riles ‘yung train. Two coaches derailed,” de Quiros said in a radio interview. He added the system’s operations southbound and northbound were not affected despite the incident.
Both police stations at the cities of Makati and Taguig are conducting separate probes of the incident.
Inspector Jonathan Aribe, chief of Taguig Police Precinct 7, said the injured passengers were brought to the Taguig-Pateros District Hospital for treatment.
In August last year, a southbound PNR train carrying more than 300 passengers also derailed between the stations of Espana and Sta. Mesa in Manila. No one was hurt in the incident.
A study showed that the 28 kilometer-long PNR line system, an alternative mode of transportation for students, wage earners and middle-class people, ferries 40,000 to 50,000 passengers daily.
The study showed that passengers at intervening stations sometimes cannot even get on the train and have to wait more than 30 minutes for the next service train.
