Phone addicts fail to give up MRT seat to heavily pregnant commuter -- except for elderly woman

Commuters on a train were so preoccupied with their mobile devices that they failed to notice a heavily pregnant woman in need of an MRT seat., who is 38 years old and eight months pregnant, expressed her disappointment in the incident that occurred on Monday , at around 3.30pm.A video taken by Anonymous shows her standing on the train with her pregnant belly. The train appeared to be quite packed, with many commuters using their handphones.

Anonymous told Stomp that this is in fact a common occurrence when she takes public transport. However, she does not feel comfortable enough to ask for a seat.

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