SMRT needs to hasten installation of screen doors at all platforms, says a reader, after learning about the death of a man who jumped onto the tracks at Tanah Merah MRT station on Saturday.

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The incident, which reportedly involved a man in his 20s, resulted in delayed train services affecting as many as 5,000 East-bound commuters for half an hour.

According to a report in The New Paper, the man was pronounced dead at 3:30pm on Saturday.

This is not the first time that someone has fallen onto the tracks, the reader told website Stomp, who hopes that SMRT can work to put in screen doors at all platforms as soon as possible.

Any longer, and more unnecessary deaths could occur, he says.

In an e-mail, the worried reader says:

"One more person has died on the tracks at Tanah Merah.

"If screen doors had been put in earlier, this would not have happened.

"I really wonder why it takes SMRT four years to install the safety doors.

"Singapore is a really efficient society. It should be possible for a company as large as SMRT to install this important feature without delay.

"Please don't risk anymore lives by delaying the project further.

"I hope SMRT will install screen doors before 2012. The public cannot wait any longer."

Should the installation of screen doors for MRT stations be hastened? Send your comments to a1admin@sph.com.sg