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.
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