Hong Kong police investigate after viral video shows man leaping between MTR platforms
- Six-second clip shows man jumping between platforms at Fo Tan MTR station, with more than 110,000 views on Instagram
- Police say two men suspected to have breached MTR by-laws, but no arrests made
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Hong Kong police investigate viral video showing man leaping between MTR platforms
The six-second clip, with the caption “Jumping MTR Gap”, shows a man wearing a black T-shirt and shorts jumping over the train tracks at Fo Tan station.
The video had garnered 112,000 views on social media platform Instagram as of Tuesday afternoon, after being posted on Sunday.
Some commenters voiced their approval, but others warned that the man’s actions were dangerous and he could be arrested.
Police said they received a report from staff of the MTR Corporation on Monday night after the company’s surveillance footage showed a man at Fo Tan station hopping between platforms two and three of the East Rail line at 10.25pm on Saturday.
Two men in their twenties or thirties – one who jumped and the other who filmed him – were suspected to have breached MTR by-laws, police said.