Malaysia Metro accident: Two trains collide in Kuala Lumpur tunnel, over 200 injured
One train, which was empty after being repaired, collided head-on with another train carrying 213 passengers travelling in the opposite direction. Rescuers transfer a passenger injured in a metro train collision in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday. (Photo: Xinhua/IANS)
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Updated: May 25, 2021, 11:42 AM IST
More than 200 people were injured in Malaysia on Monday when two metro light rail trains collided in an underground tunnel close to the Petronas Twin Towers in the capital Kuala Lumpur, officials said.
The incident occurred at around 8.45 pm (1245 GMT) when one of the trains, which was empty after being repaired, collided head-on with another train carrying 213 passengers travelling in the opposite direction on the same track, district police chief Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said.
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Emergency service staff tending to victims of the LRT crash in Kampung Baru station on Monday. BERNAMA
More than 200 injured as two LRT trains crash in Kuala Lumpur
Tue, 25 May 2021
Two light rail transit (LRT) trains collided on May 24 evening in an underground tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, leaving hundreds of passengers injured.
The collision hurt 213 people, of whom 47 were seriously injured while 166 sustained light injuries, said Malaysian transport minister Wee Ka Siong.
“The 47 who were seriously wounded have been sent to the hospital,” he told local media.
Pictures and videos of the accident site show ambulances at the scene and emergency personnel attending to those with light injuries.
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Published: 25 May 2021 11:24 AM BdST
Updated: 25 May 2021 11:24 AM BdST A view of the station of two metro light rail trains that collided in an underground tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 25, 2021. REUTERS
More than 200 people were injured in Malaysia on Monday when two metro light rail trains collided in an underground tunnel close to the Petronas Twin Towers in the capital Kuala Lumpur, officials said. );
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The incident occurred at around 8.45 pm (1245 GMT) when one of the trains, which was empty after being repaired, collided head-on with another train carrying 213 passengers travelling in the opposite direction on the same track, district police chief Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said.
2021-05-25 10:05:41 GMT2021-05-25 18:05:41(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Xinhua) Early investigation suggested that negligence might have contributed to the collision between two trains along the metro line in Malaysia s capital Kuala Lumpur, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said on Tuesday.
Early investigation found that the collision happened when the driver of one of the trains, which was not carrying passengers, traveled in the wrong direction and collided with a train carrying 213 passengers in the underground section of Light Rail Transit (LRT) line near the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, Wee told a press briefing.
He said the initial findings found the driver, who was manually operating the train due to technical problems on its automated system, drove the train to a wrong direction.
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