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  • One Year On, Mother Of MRT Accident Victim Says The Family Does Not Blame Anyone

    One Year On, Mother Of MRT Accident Victim Says The Family Does Not Blame Anyone

    Madam Norizan Ismail still remembers the exact question from her husband that sparked her fears that their son Nasrulhudin Najumudin may have been involved in a train accident near the Pasir Ris MRT station.

    “Did Nasrul contact you?” her husband Najumudin Mohd Sahabudin, a technical officer who works in SMRT, asked on the phone.

    He was then managing the crowd after train services were suspended following the accident on March 22 last year, and rang home after hearing that the victims were from their son’s department.

    When Madam Norizan, 55, later received confirmation that her 26-year-old son was one of the two fatalities, she broke down: “I was speechless. I felt my entire body shaking… I just cried.”

    To this day, she gets emotional thinking about her son, who died along with Mr Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, 24, in the accident.

    Not long after she got home that day, SMRT’s chief executive and her son’s manager arrived to explain what had happened, she said.

    “They supported us,” she added simply of the company.

    She said SMRT provided her family and Mr Asyraf’s family with cars for them to visit the graves in the weeks following the accident. The pair were buried side by side.

    Both families held prayers last week to mark the anniversary of the two victims’ deaths.

    Madam Norizan said the most emotional period for her close-knit family in the past year was having to spend their first Hari Raya without Mr Nasrulhudin.

    “Before that incident, once or twice a year, we would have a family holiday,” she said, reminiscing about their last trip to Malaysia, in January last year. “We always made an effort to spend time together.”

    Despite the pain, Madam Norizan, who revealed that she prays for her third son every day, appeared forgiving towards the SMRT.

    The rail operator was fined $400,000 last month for failing to take the necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of employees who had to access the train tracks during traffic hours.

    “When we read about it (the fine), we felt bad,” said the customer service supervisor.

    “As far as our family is concerned, nobody wanted this to happen. We are not blaming anyone.

    “Even the supervisor… He has suffered enough because of this incident. It must have been traumatic for him.”

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Why Sack Driver When SMRT’s Statements Did Not Show Driver Was At Fault For Fatal Accident?

    Why Sack Driver When SMRT’s Statements Did Not Show Driver Was At Fault For Fatal Accident?

    I agree totally with Andrew Loh that the sacking of the driver involved in the fatal accident smacks of “scapegoating”.

    No need to look too far until the lembu balik rumah?

    Take a look at the statements by SMRT, Where did it say the driver was at fault? So why sack the driver?

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    Mati

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  • Mangsa Tragedi SMRT, Nasrulhudin Seorang “Penyeri Setiap Majlis”

    Mangsa Tragedi SMRT, Nasrulhudin Seorang “Penyeri Setiap Majlis”

    Allahyarham Nasrulhudin Najumudin baru sahaja mendapat pekerjaan dengan pengendali pengangkutan SMRT pada bulan Januari lalu dan ghairah meneruskan masa depannya.

    Demikian menurut seorang sepupu beliau, kepada Mediacorp.

    Namun kurang tiga bulan kemudian, Nasrulhudin yang berusia 26 tahun dilanggar kereta api sewaktu menjalani latihan semasa bekerja.

    ‘Nasrul seorang yang periang, kami sering tertawa apabila berada bersamanya…beliau penyeri setiap majlis,” kata sepupunya Cik Amalina Radwan hari ini (22 Mac).

    “Saya membesar bersama beliau. Kami belajar di sekolah rendah yang sama dan di dalam darjah yang sama,” tambah Cik Amalina.

    “Kami amat bersedih kerana kami begitu gembira untuk beliau apabila beliau mendapat pekerjaan baru. Saya pasti beliau akan dirindui,” ujar Cik Amalina penuh sebak.

    Kemalangan itu turut meragut nyawa rakan sekerjanya Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, 24 tahun.

    Allahyarham, Muhammad Asyraf pula merupakan salah seorang anggota kumpulan qasidah Al khidmah.

    Menurut laman Facebook Sout Ilaahi, Muhammad Asyraf adalah seorang yang baik dan kedua ibu bapanya yang berada di Makkah bagi menunaikan ibadah umrah sedang dalam perjalanan pulang ke Singapura.

    Sout Illaahi

    KAMI HARAP IA BUKAN SEPUPU KAMI

    Seorang lagi sepupu Nasrul, Encik Ridzwan Hakim menceritakan saat beliau mendapat tahu tentang tragedi yang menimpa sepupunya.

    “Setelah bersarapan, kami terima panggilan telefon tentang saudara kami yang sudah meninggal dunia. Kami berasa amat sedih,” jelas Encik Ridzwan.

    “Apabila kami terima berita itu, mereka belum pasti nama mangsa. Apa yang kami tahu adalah dua kakitangan sudah meninggal dunia. Kami hanya mampu berharap agar ia bukan sepupu kami,” tambah beliau.

    BAPA DAN ABANG MANGSA, JUGA KAKITANGAN SMRT

    Abang sulung Nasrul, Encik Nasrifudin memberitahu Mediacorp bahawa berita itu pada awalnya disampaikan kepada bapanya dan seorang lagi adiknya, yang kedua-duanya juga merupakan kakitangan SMRT.

    “Terdapat berita di kalangan kakitangan SMRT, Bapa dan seorang lagi adik saya, sebagai pekerja, mendapat tahu tentang insiden itu sewaktu mereka berada di tempat kerja. Mereka kemudian memberitahu kepada kami dan kami begitu terkejut,” jelas Encik Nasrifudin.

    Menurut beliau, jenazah adiknya akan dibawa pulang pagi esok (23 Mac) dan akan diuruskan di masjid berdekatan sebelum dikebumikan.

    KOMEN DARI CEO SMRT

    Menurut SMRT, kedua-dua mangsa adalah sebahagian daripada pasukan teknikal yang berada di laluan bersebelahan landasan kereta api untuk menyiasat amaran kecemasan alat penghantar isyarat.

    Kebenaran diluluskan bagi mereka memasuki landasan, menurut Pengarah Urusan SMRT Lee Ling Wee di satu sidang media yang diadakan hari ini (22 Mac).

    Pengendali Pengangkutan itu juga menambah, seorang penyelia sedang berjalan di hadapan kedua-dua mangsa sebelum tragedi itu berlaku.

    Bagaimana kemalangan itu boleh berlaku meskipun mereka mematuhi protokol?

    Ini menurut CEO SMRT Desmond Quek akan disiasat.

    Polis juga sedang menyiasat kemalangan itu.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Respect The Families Of Deceased SMRT Staff, Stop Spreading Rumours And Pictures Of Their Bodies

    Respect The Families Of Deceased SMRT Staff, Stop Spreading Rumours And Pictures Of Their Bodies

    Bro

    Many people very eager to share about the accident where the two SMRT staff pass away. Both Allahyarham Nasrulhudin Najumudin and Allahyarham Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, were good human beings and had many plans ahead of them. As the saying goes,we human beings can plan, but Allah determine everything.

    Many people have shown their frustration and even more have showed support to the family.

    Unfortunately some, who may be too eager to share the news, have shared unverified information about the accident like people jumping down and what not. This does not help the family and the SMRT staff who are present during the accident.

    Then there’s another group who have been sharing photos of the bodies. This to me, is very very disrespectful. People should stop sharing this kind of photos.It does not mean that the photos are on the internet so people have the right to just share it with their friends.

    Losing a loved one is a painful experience but losing someone so young in such a public, gruesome manner is just unimaginable. Put yourself in the shoes of the parents.

    So if you dont mind, stop sharing the photos and spreading rumours.

    Respect the family’s privacy and allow them to grieve. Respect the deceased too.

     

    Abg Man

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