KUALA LUMPUR – It was a ride to remember for commuters when Kelana Jaya LRT train doors open when it was moving yesterday afternoon.
The incident happened yesterday at 3.01pm, and doors to the train remained open after departing the Damansara LRT station heading towards the Lembah Subang station.
Rapid KL said in a statement today that its operations control centre realised the issue and took the train out of service less than two minutes later when it reached the Lembah Subang station.
The operator also issued an apology to the affected commuters.
The train has been taken out of service and sent to a depot for inspection.
“Rapid KL takes this incident very seriously and a detailed investigation is taking place to identify the cause. Appropriate mitigation plans will be implemented to avoid future occurrence,” the operator said in a statement.
Twitter user @perksofbeingsxf who was on the train shared a video of her experience, showing the train travelling at normal speed with the doors open.
“And suddenly I feel like I’m in Divergent @MyRapidKL what is this behaviour,” the netizen said, referring to a scene in the 2014 film, which saw protagonists jumping out of a moving train.
and suddenly i feel like I’m in divergent @MyRapidKL what is this behaviour ? pic.twitter.com/PpyjAiXLQn
— ?? (@perksofbeingsxf) July 27, 2021
As of today, her post has been retweeted 15,400 times and received more than 200 comments.
A few commenters took the opportunity to point out that the situation could have been much worse, given there may be people who lean on the doors.
“Imagine you’re standing at the door and it opens while the train is going that fast. Big lawsuit,” @kkrystalmeth said.
Imagine you're standing at the door and it opens while the train is going that fast. Big lawsuit ?
— karistal ? (@kkrystalmeth) July 27, 2021
“This is extremely dangerous. And it looks like Rapid KL isn’t even aware. This needs to be clarified as soon as possible,” @sheungun said.
This is extremely dangerous.. And it looks like Rapid KL isn't even aware. This needs to be clarified asap
— sheungun (@sheungun) July 27, 2021
Meanwhile, one netizen in a humorous attempt, suggested the trains are merely reacting to Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman’s sacking as Prasarana Malaysia Bhd chairman.
“That’s why, who asked for Tajuddin to get fired? Prasarana’s assets are rebelling,” @pringlespizie quipped.
Other netizens, also making attempts at comedy, suggested that perhaps Prasarana was merely providing better air ventilation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“They are ventilating for the Delta variant. Delta spreads via the air, so when windows can’t open, doors must be open for ventilation,” @AlongOfficial said.
Ni pengudaraan untuk varian delta. Delta kan tersebar ikut udara. Bila tingkap tak boleh buka kita buka pintu baru ada pengudaraan ya. Mampus
— Along ( Akaun Baru ) (@AlongOfficiaI) July 27, 2021
Twitter user @johnthina1, meanwhile, suggested that instead of taking videos, perhaps commuters should have used the intercom button to alert the control centre.
Instead of just taking videos, did anyone bother to use the emergency intercom to alert ⚠ the control center?
— johnthina (@johnthina1) July 27, 2021
butang interkom tu tepi pintu tren, siapa yg berani nak pegi tekan. buat tren tuu break mengejut tak ke melambung keluar tren.
— harry. (@fhmizailan) July 27, 2021
However, @fhmizailan said the intercom button is close to the doors, and if the train were to suddenly stopped, there is a possibility of being thrown out of the train. – The Vibes, July 27, 2021
