SMRT to face S$1.9m in fines for 2 incidents in 2016 and 2017
One resulted in the death of 2 trainees, while the other was the tunnel flooding last year which affected 230,000 passengers
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RAIL operator SMRT faces fines totalling S$1.9 million for two incidents - an accident in March 2016 which resulted in the death of two SMRT trainees and the flooding incident in October last year which disrupted train services for about 231,000 passengers.
In a statement on Friday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said that in the 2016 case, investigations found the SMRT work team had not complied with operating procedures for track access during train service hours. "These lapses were further compounded by inadequate supervision of MRT operations at the time of the accident," it said, adding that the operator had failed to take necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of employees.
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