Clementi rail accident

Clementi rail accident
The station in 2016
Details
Date5 August 1993 (1993-08-05)
7.50 am SST
LocationClementi MRT station
Coordinates1°18′55.09″N 103°45′54.88″E / 1.3153028°N 103.7652444°E / 1.3153028; 103.7652444
CountrySingapore
LineEast–West MRT line
OperatorSMRT Trains
Incident typeCollision
CauseOil spill leading to reduced braking power
Statistics
Trains2
Injured156

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.