Underground Train Collision Leaves 200 Injured in Kuala Lumpur
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Two light rail transit trains collided at an underground section near the famed Petronas twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, injuring more than 200 passengers in a rare mishap that has prompted a full government probe.
No deaths were reported while 47 passengers sustained serious injuries, Bernama cited Dang Wangi District Police chief Mohamad Zainal Abdullah as saying. The collision at the KLCC underground tunnel on Monday evening involved an empty train and another carrying passengers, state-owned rail operator Prasarana Malaysia Bhd. said in a statement on Tuesday.