Officials from the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) confirmed in a statement that the male student who died following an incident at the LRT-1 Fernando Poe Jr. station had jumped off the platform at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 11 February 2026.
Local authorities were said to have immediately responded to the scene, but the victim was pronounced dead from injuries sustained from the nearly two-story fall.
Witnesses said that following the victim’s fall, a car inadvertently struck him. The driver exited his vehicle and denied involvement in the incident.
LRMC officials said they are cooperating with authorities in the ongoing investigation and extended sympathy to the victim’s family.
Officers from the Quezon City Police District also confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.