Woman falls onto HongKong subway track hours after collision incident
HONG KONG - The morning commute in Hong Kong was disrupted on Monday after two subway trains collided in the wee hours during a trial run and a woman fell onto a track hours later.
Photos released by MTR showed damaged train cabins with doors unhinged. Shattered glass was strewn across the cabin floor.Services on the Central to Admiralty section of the line have been suspended for the day. Commuters have been told to use alternative methods of transport. Apologising for the inconvenience caused after the train collision, MTR's operations director Adi Lau said the operator had no clue why the two trains ended up on the same track during the trial.
In a statement, the Hong Kong government said it"has great concern on the collision". Secretary for Transport and Housing Frank Chan Fan has requested MTR Corp to conduct thorough investigation into the cause of incident, the statement said.
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