Malaysia probes metro train crash that injured over 200
- The metro light rail trains collided in an underground tunnel close to the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
- Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said that initial investigations suggested human error was to blame
Malaysian authorities on Tuesday were investigating a collision between metro trains in Kuala Lumpur that injured more than 200 people, as dramatic accounts emerged of the crash.
The accident happened in an underground tunnel close to the landmark Petronas Twin Towers at around 8.45pm (local time) on Monday, when a packed train collided with another that was empty and heading in the opposite direction on the same track.
Passengers were left battered and bruised after being thrown across carriages during the crash, with many evacuated on stretchers.
Most suffered minor injuries but 64 were taken to hospital, and six were in critical condition on Tuesday, authorities said.
One passenger, Lim Mahfudz, described the moment the trains collided.
“This resulted in all seated passengers being thrown … and standing passengers being thrown,” he wrote on Twitter, adding people were injured as glass flew around the carriage.
It was a “real nightmare”, he said.