By Nizam Zain
KUALA LUMPUR – The Ministry of Transport (MOT) cannot avoid from being sued by any victim of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) crash that took place on 24 May.
Its Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said that the demands, however, must be made according to the law of the country and the ministry is ready to face any demands.
“I think that Malaysia is a democratic country and realises that all actions can be taken according to the law, thus, we cannot avoid that.
“We will move forward. I leave this to Prasarana. This is common. Everyone has their rights.
“The same goes to this case. Anyone who plan to take any actions, we will move forward and we will follow the law,” he said during a news conference at the KLCC LRT Station at Avenue K today.
47 passengers sustained serious injuries while 176 other sustained light injuries during the tragic LRT crash between two trains in the tunnel near the KLCC Station on Monday.
According to the Dang Wangi District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Zainal Abdullah, the incident involved collision between a train from Gombak carrying 213 passengers and another empty train on test-drive from Kampung Baru.
Commenting on the situation of the victims, Ka Siong said that there are currently five critically injured passengers who are still being treated at the hospital, meanwhile, one has been discharged.
“At this moment, only six victims and one is in a private medical centre.
“One of them has been discharged while four others are still being treated at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL),” he added. –MalaysiaGazette
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