Updates on the mishap yesterday
- Congress urged to investigate the MRT accident
- DOTC chief Emilio Abaya visits injured passengers in the hospital
- Abaya says human error most likely cause of the crash
WHAT HAPPENED? Here's MRT spokesman Hernando Cabrera's explanation (summarized):
A first train encountered technical problems and needed to be coupled with another train near the Magallanes station. A second train was to assume control of the problematic train, which still had to unload passengers. Unloading, however, could not be made smoothly as the stranded train was in between two stations.
After coupling with the second train, the line snapped and the first train freewheeled out of control.
Transportation Secretary Jun Abaya said the drivers of the two trains will be investigated by the police and his department will create a separate investigating body.
