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The nation was shocked when reports first surfaced of a collision between two LRT trains on the Kelana Jaya line, one of the busiest tracks in service.
This was the worst accident in the service’s history since it started operations in 1996, with photos and videos of the victims quickly circulating on social media leaving many Malaysians shocked by the gore.
Two coaches collided head-on on the underground tracks near the KLCC station, leaving 47 people seriously injured and 166 other passengers with light injuries.
The victims were evacuated in less than one hour by emergency response teams and a total of 64 patients were taken to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment.
PETALING JAYA: The nation was shocked when reports first surfaced of a collision between two LRT trains on the Kelana Jaya line, one of the busiest tracks in service.
This was the worst accident in the service’s history since it started operations in 1996, with photos and videos of the victims quickly circulating on social media leaving many Malaysians shocked by the gore.
FMT brings you a breakdown of how the incident happened, based on what we know so far.
Trains 181 and 240 depart from their stations
At approximately 8.30pm, trains 181 and 240 leave the KLCC and Kampung Baru stations, respectively, headed in opposite directions.
Train 181 was ferrying 213 passengers and had been travelling at a speed of 40kph.
Meanwhile, train 240 was empty except for an operator who was manually driving the train to Gombak for maintenance. It was travelling at 20kph.
Head-on collision
The two coaches collided head-on on the underground tracks near the KLCC station, leaving 47 people seriously injured and 166 other passengers with light injuries.
The victims were evacuated in less than one hour by emergency response teams and a total of 64 patients were taken to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment.
The cause?
While the incident is still being investigated, Dang Wangi police chief Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said the accident was possibly caused by miscommunication at the line’s control centre.
He said the driver of the train could not “detect” the oncoming train because of the possible miscommunication, adding that the two trains should not have been on the same track.
A task force will be set up to probe the accident, while transport minister Wee Ka Siong is expected to receive a preliminary report from the Land Public Transport Agency today.
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