Crane Falls On Rail Tracks, 10,000 Passengers Stranded.

About 10,000 passengers in the morning rush to work were stranded and 40 commuter trips were disrupted when a crane fell and landed across the railway tracks at the Shah Alam Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) commuter station at Section 19 here early Friday.

KTMB Corporate Communication Manager Shahriza Embi said the crane fell while being used for roof installation work at the platform at the station about 2.50am.

However, she said work to remove the crane from across the tracks was immediately carried out as well as to repair the cables to restore the commuter service.

She said three cranes were used to lift the crane from the tracks adding that KTMB contractors took about seven hours to facilitate the work and checks on its safety.

Shahriza said KTMB provided buses to transport passengers from the Padang Jawa station to the Batu Tiga station for those going to Kuala Lumpur and vice versa for those going to Port Klang this morning.

She said the commuter service was restored at 10.30am today. (Bernama)
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