MANILA, Philippines — Authorities apprehended an individual over a stone-throwing incident on Sunday morning at the MRT-3 Taft Avenue Station “which caused severe damage to a train window, and injured a male passenger.”
In a statement, the Department of Transportation said that a scavenger reportedly threw the stone which struck a window of the third car of the train, causing it to be damaged.
The incident also left a 51-year old male passenger injured. The passenger was immediately attended to and was given first aid at the Magallanes Station. He was later brought to the San Juan De Dios Hospital at Pasay for further medical attention.
Meanwhile, the suspect was tracked down at a construction site near a hotel along Taft Avenue, Manila.
The MRT-3 management condemned the incident and assured the public that appropriate legal charges will be filed against those involved in the incident.
“Necessary steps will also be taken to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future,” it said.
Further investigation of the incident is ongoing.
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