SMRT, senior executive charged over fatal track accident in March
Sacked leader of the track-inspecting team also charged, with causing death by negligence
Nisha Ramchandani
Singapore
SMRT Trains, one of its directors and a former employee have been charged by the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) in relation to the track accident on March 22 in which two SMRT employees were killed.
The train operator and its director of control operations Teo Wee Kiat have been charged under the Workplace Safety and Health Act for failing to take the necessary measures to ensure the safety of employees.
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