"This caused Train 40 and Train 81 to collide, ” he added. Dr Wee said Train 40 was manually driven by a "hostler" (train driver) because the automatic system in the coach was found to be faulty. "At 8.33pm, the hostler called the command centre and informed that Train 40 had collided with another train and at 8.37pm, the hostler from Train 40 identified Train 81 as the train it crashed into, carrying 213 passengers." Dr Wee added that the ambulance, police and fire brigade arrived at about 8.50pm and victims were moved from the train. He said that Train 81 was then moved to a point between the KLCC LRT station and the Kampung Baru LRT station, adding that all passengers were evacuated by 9.28pm.

Source: The Star May 25, 2021 06:46 UTC