LRT train mishap: 65 people still being treated at HKL, say police

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 65 victims are still being treated at Hospital Kuala Lumpur following the LRT mishap on Monday (May 24) night.

Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said 29 men and 36 women, all passengers, were still being treated at the hospital for various injuries.

"A total of 59 victims are locals while six are foreigners," he said on Tuesday (May 25).

ACP Mohamad Zainal also urged all parties to give the task force investigating the cause the space to do their job and not to speculate.

“Allow the task force that was established to investigate. At the same time the public are urged not to speculate and make assumptions that can cause disharmony, fear and public unrest,” he said.

Two trains on the LRT Kelana Jaya line collided in a tunnel near the KLCC station.

ACP Mohamad Zainal had said 47 commuters suffered severe injuries while 166 others had minor injuries.

Several videos and pictures of the incident have been circulating on social media and WhatsApp.

The Kelana Jaya line was the first fully automated metro line in Malaysia when it was opened in 1998.

With 37 stations, the Kelana Jaya line is the busiest metro line in Malaysia, moving nearly 300,000 passengers on an average working day before the Covid-19 pandemic.