Man survives suicide try on MRT tracks

MANILA, Philippines – A man tried to commit suicide yesterday morning by jumping and lying on the tracks just as a train pulled in at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Ortigas station in Mandaluyong City.

Jesus Mendoza, 43, a resident of Barangay Rosario, Pasig City, survived the attempt with only minor injuries when train driver Raymond Mendoza stepped on the brakes upon seeing him lying on the MRT tracks.

Security guards and male commuters pulled Mendoza from the tracks.

MRT public information officer Liza Blancaflor said Mendoza was among the commuters waiting for a ride at the Ortigas station at around 11:50 a.m. yesterday.

Security guards brought Mendoza to the Mandaluyong City police station for investigation. According to Blancaflor, Mendoza told the guards that he wanted to kill himself because he had just lost his job, his wife had left him, and his mother was suffering from an illness.