2021 Kelana Jaya LRT collision | |
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![]() Set 81, the Bombardier Innovia Metro 300 train involved in the accident. | |
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Details | |
Date | 24 May 2021 20:33 MYT (Malaysia Time) |
Location | Between Kampung Baru LRT Station and KLCC LRT Station |
Coordinates | 03°09′41″N 101°42′28″E / 3.16139°N 101.70778°E |
Country | Malaysia |
Line | Kelana Jaya LRT line |
Operator | Rapid KL |
Incident type | Head-on collision |
Cause | Human error |
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Trains | 2 (TR40 and TR81) |
Injured | 213 passengers injured:
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On 24 May 2021, at 20:33 local Malaysia time, a head-on collision occurred between a manually-driven empty train and an automated train carrying passengers, on the Kelana Jaya line between Kampung Baru and KLCC stations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The collision caused 213 injuries, including 166 minor injuries and 47 serious injuries.[1]
A spokesperson for Hospital Kuala Lumpur stated that by midnight of the same day, the hospital was treating 67 patients, six in critical-care, 19 partially critical and 42 in non-critical situation. Among the six critically injured include two who underwent brain surgery with a third needing cerebral resuscitation treatment.
This was the first collision to occur on the Kelana Jaya line since services began in 1998, as well as the worst railway accident in Malaysia to date.