2016 Pasir Ris accident

The Pasir Ris rail accident was a train accident that occurred on 22 March 2016, at the track switch near to Pasir Ris MRT Station of the East West Line. A C151 train ran into the two workers at around 60km/h, which resulted in their deaths. The two deceased workers were working on a track signalling issue at the point of time as part of the team of 15 track personnel. The incident was "the worst train accident".

SMRT Trains and one SMRT management staff had charged with the Workplace Safety and Health Act that led to the accident and fined $400,000 respectively. The SMRT supervisor and the driver were sacked, for not complying with instructions.

The incident occurred at 11.10am on 22 March 2016, where a team of 15 track personnel were deployed to the track switch near Pasir Ris MRT Station. The team of 15 track workers walked in a single file towards the signalling equipment to investigate the problem, and was granted track access. The two deceased workers, Nasrulhudin Majumudin and Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, were second and third in the team walking as a file on the sidewalk near the third rail. Both were trainees from SMRT Trains. No speed restriction was imposed and there is no watchman to warn train drivers of the presence of workers on the track. The incident train, 073/074 was in automatic mode under Westinghouse ATC and accelerated up to a speed of 60km/h.

Notwithstanding, the two deceased workers, one supervisor and at least one more track worker crossed over to the third rail and onto the track to access the signalling equipment. A senior officer then noticed the train and then said "Move!", the team tried to jump back to the sidewalk to seek refuge. The train driver noticed the workers and tried to apply the emergency brakes. However the train struck both Nasrulhuddin and Muhammad Asyraf. Both personnel suffered multiple injuries and pronounced dead. They were mostly crushed by the train. Service between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris were suspended for 3 hours.