Passengers hurt, stranded as train overshoots MRT station
(philstar.com) | Updated August 13, 2014 - 4:40pm
MANILA, Philippines - At least 20 people have been reported injured after a train of the Metro Rail Transit overshot the EDSA-Taft Station in Pasay City and slammed through its barrier on Wednesday afternoon.
Ten injured passengers, three of them reported in serious conditions, were rushed to the Pasay City General Hospital and 10 more passengers were brought to the San Juan de Dios hospital, also in Pasay City.
The incident happened at past 4 p.m.
In a radio interview, Light Rail Transit Authority spokesman Hernando Cabrera said a train with passengers stalled while approaching the EDSA-Taft Station after its brakes "cramped." http://www.philstar.com/nation/2 ... rshoots-mrt-station