KTMB investigates car driven onto railway tracks

SHAH ALAM – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is investigating an incident in which a man drove his car onto railway tracks at the station on Jalan Limbungan here on Sunday (Oct 11).

South Klang police chief ACP Lim Jit Huey said the incident occurred at about 11.40pm when the 60-year-old local man was travelling home from Kuala Lumpur.

“The man drove onto the railway tracks and travelled about 130 metres before reaching the station.

“KTMB managed to remove the car from the area at 1.40am,” she said in a statement today.

Lim said the case was being investigated by KTMB under Section 62 of the Railways Act 1991.

Earlier, a video showing an SUV on railway tracks at a train station went viral on social media, accompanied by claims that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. –BERNAMA