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SINGAPORE: There is currently no LRT train service between Senja and Bukit Panjang stations after a man fell onto the track <\/strong>in front of an oncoming train in the early hours of Monday (May 18).\u00a0<\/p>\n The police said they received a call for assistance at Segar LRT Station at about 5.50am.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Preliminary investigations revealed that at about 5am, a man was seen to have fallen onto the track in front of an oncoming train,” said the police, adding that the 68-year-old was found motionless and pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedic.\u00a0<\/p>\n Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play and investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n SMRT first flagged a “major delay” on the LRT line in a Facebook post at 6am, later saying that services were affected due to a “track intrusion”.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a subsequent update at about 7.10am, SMRT said a man was seen trespassing on the track near Segar station at about 5am.\u00a0<\/p>\n About an hour later, SMRT updated its advisory, specifying that the man was “seen to have fallen onto the track” at Segar station.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “There is currently no train service between Senja and Bukit Panjang stations,” it said, adding that services <\/span>between Petir and Senja stations were also temporarily suspended earlier to allow the police safe access to the tracks for investigations.<\/p>\n Train service remains available between Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang stations, with free bridging bus and regular bus services activated to support affected commuters, said SMRT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Commuters who require an e-Travel Chit can <\/span>submit a request<\/span><\/a> via the SMRT website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The BPLRT system is an 8km line connecting residential estates within Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang to the North-South and Downtown Lines.<\/p>\n The Land Transport Authority said in November that about 88 per cent of renewal works<\/a> on the BPLRT system had been completed and the renewal works are slated for completion by the last quarter of 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\nFREE BUS SERVICES<\/h2>\n