Panicked rush on Taipei MRT after man swings umbrella

Panicked rush on Taipei MRT after man swings umbrella

2025-12-26

Panic erupted inside a crowded train near Beimen Station on Thursday evening after a man suddenly began swinging an umbrella and striking the windows. Passengers were sent into a frenzy, as screams filled the carriage and people fled for their lives, abandoning bags, shoes, and luggage behind.

People run for their lives inside an MRT train.

- Don’t push!
- Don’t push!

Screams ring out, and people fall to the floor.

- What happened?
- I don’t know either!

Everyone’s running for their lives, leaving their stuff stranded on the floor.

- Get up!

The doors open and everyone stampedes out.

- Don’t push! Get off!
- Get off! Don’t push!
- Where?

Everyone makes a run for it. In the train, bags, suitcases, shoes, and all sorts of belongings cover the floor. There’s even drinks spilled on the seat. Everyone was really panicking.

Voice of witness
Was on the train
While we were on the train, people from the car behind ours started running. Some people fell over. We rushed out once the doors opened. We had no idea what was going on. Everyone was in a panic and we all just kept running and running.

The incident happened at around 8:30 on Thursday evening as the train was pulling into Beimen Station. The stampede was apparently caused by a man who suffered a panic attack and started swinging his umbrella at the windows. With last week’s stabbing still fresh in people’s minds, everyone fled the scene in fear.

Member of public
Weighing in on stampede
It’s because of the recent incident, people are afraid of a copycat. It’s nearly the end of the year and everyone is attending gatherings, so everyone is a bit on edge.

Member of public
Weighing in on stampede
I’m more alert now whenever I’m walking on the street or on the train.

Christmas Day was anything but calm and peaceful on the Taipei MRT, but fortunately it was just a scare.

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#mrt #taipei #mentalhealth #panicattack #publictransit

男疑恐慌症發作亂揮雨傘北捷北門站乘客狂奔逃命

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捷運車廂內，再度上演驚魂記！昨天晚上，有一名男子和其他乘客發生碰撞，沒想到，男子恐慌症突然發作，開始在車廂內揮舞雨傘，甚至瘋狂敲打車窗，造成其他民眾恐慌！所有乘客紛紛往其他車廂狂奔，包括包包、鞋子、行李箱等各種物品，在車廂內散落一地，就有一名婦人在逃跑過程中，不慎跌倒受傷。

捷運車廂內，大家死命往別節車廂狂奔！

- 不要擠了
- 不要擠了

尖叫聲四起，還有人跑到跌倒。

- 有什麼事嗎
- 我也不知道

等到捷運一靠站，大家一堆東西都沒拿，先逃離車廂再說！

- 起來

門一開，所有人狂奔逃出車廂。

- 不要再擠了下車
- 下車不要擠了
- 往哪裡走

一窩蜂往緊急出口逃！看看車廂內，行李箱、後背包、鞋子，隨身物品掉得滿地都是，就連椅子上，還有打翻的手搖飲，可見當時大家有多慌張！

[[聲源:目擊民眾]]
“在捷運的行經中到一半，後面的車廂的人就直接跑，我們一群人就是直接跌倒，車門打開我們才往外衝，那時候我們是完全，是不知道發生什麼事情，就是大家都很恐慌，然後大家就是一直跑，一直跑”

事發就在台北捷運北門站，耶誕節當天晚上八點半左右，一名男子恐慌症發作，在車廂內拿著雨傘亂揮，甚至敲打車窗，乘客就怕又是恐怖攻擊事件，紛紛往別捷車廂狂逃。

[[其他民眾]]
“因為之前有一些案件，好像就會有類似的模仿犯，而且現在又到了年底，年底、年初比較多那種聚會場合，所以還是會怕這個部分”

[[其他民眾]]
“就是我現在走在路上，搭車的時候，然後我就會比較注意一點”

耶誕節這天北捷不安寧！民眾搭車上演驚魂記！

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