KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is enhancing security measures by deploying more auxiliary police personnel, particularly in high-risk areas, to prevent trespassing on its tracks.
KTMB chief operating officer Mohd Zain Mat Taha said the company would engage with the Land Public Transport Agency to ensure strict compliance with safety regulations and enhance law enforcement at operational premises.
“This is part of our efforts to strengthen existing laws and curb trespassing incidents.
“Passenger safety and seamless train operations remain our top priorities,” he said in a statement yesterday, referring to last Tuesday’s incident in Klang that disrupted KTM Komuter services for several hours.
Expressing his regret over the incident, Mohd Zain added that authorities are conducting further investigations.
KTM Komuter train 2110, which departed from Jalan Kastam Station, Port Klang, at 6.39am was forced to temporarily halt operations for over an hour after colliding with trespassers at KM34.734.
A total of 200 passengers were affected and were transported to Klang Komuter Station, accompanied by auxiliary police officers and KTMB staff.
They then boarded a shuttle bus to Subang Jaya Station.
“KTMB sincerely apologises for the incident and once again urges the public to be aware of the dangers of trespassing on railway tracks,” the statement said.
In the incident, one man was killed and four others sustained minor injuries after trespassing onto the railway tracks between Teluk Pulai and Klang city stations. The injured victims were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Earlier, South Klang OCPD Asst Comm Cha Hoong Fong had said that an autopsy conducted on the body of the 45-year-old man at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang revealed that there are no criminal elements in the case of a foreigner’s death.
He said train services resumed normal operations after dispatching a backup locomotive to tow the commuter train for the removal of the body.
