KTM goods train derails at Bukit Mertajam


KTMB workers at the scene after the containers train derailed and turn sideways near Taman Tan Sai Ghim in Bukit Mertajam. Starpic Mustafa Ahmad

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A goods train heading south jumped the rails near Taman Tan Sai Gin close to the old railway station here early Sunday but no one was injured.

State Works, Utilities and Transport Committee chairman Lim Hock Seng said five wagons loaded with chip board derailed and disrupted the schedule of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) commuter services.

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