Clementi rail accident | |
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Details | |
Date | 5 August 1993 7.50 am SST |
Location | Clementi MRT station |
Coordinates | 1°18′55.09″N 103°45′54.88″E / 1.3153028°N 103.7652444°E |
Country | Singapore |
Line | East–West MRT line |
Operator | SMRT Trains |
Incident type | Collision |
Cause | Oil spill leading to reduced braking power |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Injured | 156 |
On 5 August 1993, a train on the East West Line of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) rear-ended another train that was stationary. It was the MRT's first major incident and resulted in 156 passengers being injured. It was caused by a maintenance vehicle leaking 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) of oil onto the tracks.