How did it happen? Questions abound in aftermath of worst LRT crash in 23 years


Photo: Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The collision between two trains – one carrying passengers and the other undergoing a test run – in a tunnel along the Kelana Jaya LRT line has Malaysians asking why the LRT operator chose that time to conduct testing.

Many felt that testing should have been done after midnight, when train services had stopped.

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