Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (Brussels Morning Newspaper): On 25th October around 11 p.m., a fight at a Brussels metro station led two individuals onto the tracks. The train driver stopped just in time, avoiding electrocution from the 900 volts present. Laurent Vermeersch from MIVB reported that security couldn’t find the individuals afterward, raising safety concerns about the metro system.
On 25th October around 11 p.m., a fight occurred at a metro station, escalating when two individuals ended up on the tracks. It has been said that the situation became critical when a metro train approached them on the tracks.
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The metro driver quickly stopped the train during that situation. Laurent Vermeersch, a spokesperson for the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (MIVB), said it was risky because there are 900 volts of electricity on the tracks, which can cause electrocution. To ensure safety, authorities turned off the power supply to prevent further danger to those on the tracks.
Security officers arrived at the scene, but the two people involved had already left. Vermeersch mentioned that they couldn’t find either of them despite searching. This situation has raised safety concerns in the metro system, and officials are now trying to figure out what caused the fight and how to stop similar incidents from happening again.
