Malaysia

Muhyiddin orders priority in treatment for LRT train crash victims

Prime minister says firm, immediate action to be taken after investigation into cause of incident

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 May 2021 1:16AM

Muhyiddin orders priority in treatment for LRT train crash victims
A victim of the train collision on the LRT Kelana Jaya line being brought into Kuala Lumpur Hospital. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, May 25, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called for priority to be accorded in the treatment of all the passengers injured in the train collision tonight on the Kelana Jaya LRT line.

He said he has ordered all quarters to extend their full cooperation to ensure all the victims get comprehensive treatment as the country is facing the Covid-19 pandemic and case numbers are rising.

“I take this accident seriously and have instructed the Transport Ministry and Prasarana Malaysia Bhd to conduct a full investigation to identify the cause of the accident, and firm action should be taken immediately,” he said in a post on his Facebook account.

Earlier, Dang Wangi OCPD Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said all 213 passengers in one of the two trains involved were injured, 47 of them seriously so. The other train, being test-driven, only carried a driver.

Zainal said the passengers were on the train heading towards the KLCC station, while the empty train was travelling from the Kg Baru station.

The two trains collided in the tunnel between the Kg Baru and KLCC stations, he said, adding that all the passengers have been sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital and other hospitals nearby. – Bernama, May 24, 2021

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