Safety measures at all train stations to be enhanced, says Loke

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Safety aspects at all train stations, especially facilities for persons with disabilities (OKU), will be reviewed and enhanced, says Anthony Loke.  The Transport Minister said this following a tragic incident where a blind man fell onto the train tracks and was hit by a train at the Titiwangsa Light Rail Transit (LRT) station earlier on Saturday (Feb 22).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yny73zcn   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Transport Minister Anthony Lok said safety aspects at all train stations,

00:05especially facilities for persons with disabilities, will be reviewed and enhanced.

00:11Lok said this following a tragic incident where a blind man fell onto the train tracks

00:17and was hit by a train at the Titiwangsa Light Rail Transit station earlier on Saturday.

00:23In a Facebook post, Lok said that the Transport Ministry is collaborating

00:28with Prasarana Malaysia Berhad and other relevant parties to conduct a thorough investigation.

00:35To prevent similar incidents, Prasarana will implement key safety measures

00:40including installing smart CCTV system to detect high-risk behaviour at train stations.

00:47In the long term, platform screen doors will be installed across all LRT lines

00:53to enhance passenger safety.

00:55Lok also said that passenger safety and welfare remain a top priority

01:00and that the government is committed to a safer, more inclusive

01:04and user-friendly public transport system for all Malaysians.

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