KAJANG, Dec 21 — Prasarana Malaysia Berhad has been instructed to submit a full report on the incident where a tyre from a KL Monorail train caught fire and fell onto the road near the Titiwangsa Monorail Station on Tuesday (December 19).
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said he had been informed that Prasarana was conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the incident, and a report will be submitted to the ministry and the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) for further action.
“We are taking this matter seriously,” he said during a press conference at the Stadium Kajang MRT Station today.
In the incident, road users passing Jalan Tun Razak were alarmed when a tyre of a monorail en route to the Titiwangsa Monorail Station caught fire before falling on the road.
However, the 12.57pm incident did not involve any casualties or injuries to passengers and road users, and did not interrupt the Monorail operations that day.
Earlier, Loke opened the Kajang Line Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Women’s Coach pilot project at Bandar Tun Hussein Onn MRT Station.
Meanwhile, he guaranteed the ministry and Prasarana would improve the infrastructure of public transport services, including the maintenance of vehicles and Monorail stations.
“Currently, all doors at the platform of the monorail stations are not working, and the problem was detected several years ago because the existing system could not be integrated.
“Accordingly, Prasarana has been asked to resolve it,” Loke said, adding the problem occurred because the original contractor of the system is no longer operating.
The problem is expected to be resolved in the fourth quarter of 2024.
— Bernama
