MOT investigates LRT derailment incident, report to be made public - Loke

Loke said that no one in the top management of Prasarana will be exempt from accountability in that incident.

28 May 2026 05:55pm
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the findings of the team's investigation would be submitted to the Cabinet and made public as soon as possible - BERNAMA FILE PIX
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the findings of the team's investigation would be submitted to the Cabinet and made public as soon as possible - BERNAMA FILE PIX

PUTRAJAYA - The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has established a special task force to investigate the incident of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) train derailment on the Ampang-Sri Petaling Line this morning.

Its minister, Anthony Loke, said the findings of the team's investigation would be submitted to the Cabinet and made public as soon as possible.

At the same time, he said the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) was directed to take the most severe punitive action against the operator of the LRT service, Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (Prasarana).

"The Apad authorities have immediately opened an investigation into this incident," he said in a statement today.

He also emphasised that the Board of Directors and the Infrastructure Management Team cannot continue with a "business-as-usual" attitude.

Loke said that no one in the top management of Prasarana will be exempt from accountability in that incident.

"The standards of safety and reliability of public services are not something that can be compromised.

"Serious actions, including dismissal, need to be taken by the Prasarana board of directors against any party that is negligent in their responsibilities to restore public confidence in the reliability of the rail system services under Prasarana's management," he said.

In this morning's incident, an Ampang-Sri Petaling Line train derailed while passing through a railway switch near the Chan Sow Lin station, disrupting the service schedule of the line.

Rapid KL, in a statement, said that the incident was caused by a malfunction of the track switch, which prevented the train from moving.

At the time of the incident, there were 25 passengers on board the affected train, and they were safely evacuated with no injuries reported. - BERNAMA

 

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