MTR warns passengers after hand trapped in train door
SCMP · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
An MTR passenger was injured after attempting to recover a dropped item from the track area, with his hand becoming trapped in a train door on a Tseung Kwan O line service. The incident happened late on Friday night after a train departed Tiu Keng Leng for Po Lam, and station staff later recovered the item and returned it to him.
Key Points
- The MTR Corporation said the incident happened at about 10pm on Friday on a train that had just left Tiu Keng Leng station for Po Lam.
- In a video circulating online, the passenger is seen kneeling by the train door, knocking on the glass and pleading for it to be opened.
- The rail operator said another passenger used the emergency intercom to alert the train captain that the man’s hand was trapped in the door.
- The train captain arranged for the service to return to Tiu Keng Leng, where station staff assisted the passenger and called an ambulance.
- MTR staff later found the man had been trying to retrieve an item from the track area, and the dropped object was recovered and returned.
Why It Matters
The case underlines the immediate safety risks when passengers try to recover belongings from the gap or track area on their own. MTR is using the incident to reinforce its advice that travellers should notify station staff and wait for assistance when items fall near the tracks.