Pasir Ris rail accident
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| Pasir Ris rail accident | |
|---|---|
 Tracks leading out of Pasir Ris station, where the accident took place. The accident occurred at the track switch in the distance. | |
| Details | |
| Date | 22 March 2016 |
| Location | Near Pasir Ris MRT station |
| Country | Singapore |
| Line | East–West Line |
| Operator | SMRT Trains |
| Incident type | Collision with track workers on track |
| Cause | Human error, failure to comply with safety procedures[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 |
| Deaths | 2 (SMRT staff) |
| Injured | 0 |
The Pasir Ris rail accident occurred on 22 March 2016 at the track switch near Pasir Ris station in Pasir Ris, Singapore on the East–West Line (EWL). A train ran over and killed two SMRT Trains track workers, Nasrulhudin Majumudin and Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, who were trainees and part of a team of 15 investigating a track point fault machine near the station.[2][3]
The engineer who led the inspection team was charged with negligence causing death under the Penal Code[4] and was subsequently sentenced to 4 weeks in jail.[5] SMRT Trains and one member of SMRT management were charged for violating the Workplace Safety and Health Act for lapses which led to the accident,[4] and were fined $400,000[6] and $55,000 respectively.[7] On 20 July 2018, the Land Transport Authority fined the operator S$1.9 million (US$1.41 million) for this incident and the Bishan tunnel flooding.[8][9]
The incident occurred at 11:10 a.m. on 22 March 2016, when a team of 15 track personnel was deployed to a track switch near Pasir Ris station to investigate a high voltage alarm that indicated a possible track point fault.[10][11] The team walked on the side walkway beside the tracks in a single file towards the track point equipment. The two workers, Nasrulhudin Majumudin and Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, were second and third in line.[11][12] Both were trainees in SMRT Trains and the task was part of their on-the-job training.[11][13] No speed restriction or ATC-code restriction was imposed on that section of track and there was no railway watchman to warn train captains of the presence of workers on track.[1][14] The train involved was on automatic mode and maintained a speed of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph).[1]
The team had to cross over the third rail supplying trains power to access the signaling equipment. The team's supervisor, Majumudin and Buhari were already crossing over the rail when the senior officer in the team noticed the train and yelled "Train is coming! The train is coming!" The train driver noticed the track workers and applied the emergency brakes. However, the train struck both Majumudin and Buhari. Majumudin was crushed, while Buhari was flung to the track.[11] Both personnel suffered severe injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene. Service between Tanah Merah station and Pasir Ris was suspended as a result for more than two hours, affecting 10,000 commuters.[10]
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