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KL LRT collision: Full service resumes as track repairs completed
Workers examining the light rail transit (LRT) tracks in Kuala Lumpur following the head-on collision involving two trains on May 24, 2021. (Photo: Facebook/Wee Ka Siong)
28 May 2021 05:31PM) Share this content
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) line has returned to full service following the conclusion of repair works on the tracks damaged by a head-on collision on Monday (May 24), Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said. I wish to announce that recovery works have been done up to the Public Land Transport Agency s (APAD) strict requirement levels, that I can announce that the train service, which was previously forced to use a single track due to the incident, can resume operations on dual track, he said in a press conference at the KLCC station on
Negligence blamed for LRT crash
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Modified25 May 2021, 9:37 pm
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Preliminary findings attributed Monday night’s LRT collision in Kuala Lumpur to a negligent driver.
The driver had driven an out-of-service train in the wrong direction, leading to a collision with another autonomously driven train with 213 passengers.
An ex-transport ministry official said the incident cannot be pinned on one person as there could be a systemic failure.
He said the system should have prevented trains from going in the opposite direction if it was working properly.
Victims said the impact from the collision caused them to be flung in the carriages. Most were taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
LRT crash: Probe still looking at other factors besides human error, says Wee
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Modified7:46 am
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Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said investigations into the LRT crash on Monday night are looking at other factors besides human error. The ministry wishes to address widening perceptions that human error has been conclusively determined as a cause of the tragic accident involving two LRT Kelana Jaya trains.
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Negligence blamed for LRT crash
Published
Modified25 May 2021, 9:37 pm
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Key Highlights
Prasarana head defiant
Preliminary findings attributed Monday night’s LRT collision in Kuala Lumpur to a negligent driver.
The driver had driven an out-of-service train in the wrong direction, leading to a collision with another autonomously driven train with 213 passengers.
An ex-transport ministry official said the incident cannot be pinned on one person as there could be a systemic failure.
He said the system should have prevented trains from going in the opposite direction if it was working properly.
Victims said the impact from the collision caused them to be flung in the carriages. Most were taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital.