Driver in Ocean Park train accident was sick, management says

The train driver involved in an accident at Ocean Park that injured seven passengers, one critically, on Sunday was sick at the time, according to park management.

The man's condition might have contributed to the accident on the Ocean Express tunnel railway, deputy chief executive Matthias Li Shing-chung said yesterday.

The driver, who has been in the job for more than a year, is believed to have mistakenly engaged the emergency brake.

'We've asked the colleague involved to stop working temporarily,' Li said. 'Arrangements were made for him to see a doctor to see if he had any other problems.'

Li said the park would submit a report to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department in two days.

The injured passengers were covered by the park's insurance and would receive compensation accordingly, he said.