| 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 MRT 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]
- ^ Tan, Christopher (26 April 2016). "Safety lapses cause of fatal accident: SMRT". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Chong, Elena (29 September 2017). "SMRT Trains director of control operations fined $55,000 over fatal track accident". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Chong, Elena (28 February 2017). "SMRT Trains fined $400k for workplace safety lapse which resulted in two deaths". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b Ng, Kelly (2 December 2016). "SMRT charged over fatal accident". Today. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
SMRT Trains and its director of control operations, Teo Wee Kiat, who is still employed by the company, were charged with failing to take necessary measures to ensure workers' safety under the Workplace Safety and Health Act (WSHA). Lim Say Heng, who was in charge of the work team that went onto the tracks that fateful day, was charged with causing death by a negligent act under the Penal Code.
- ^ Tan, Tam Mei (12 March 2018). "Engineer who led SMRT trainees onto tracks in 2016 fatal rail accident jailed for 4 weeks". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Chong, Elena (28 February 2017). "SMRT Trains fined $400k for workplace safety lapse which resulted in two deaths". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Chong, Elena (29 September 2017). "SMRT Trains director of control operations fined $55,000 over fatal track accident". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "SMRT to be fined S$1.9 million for Pasir Ris fatal accident, flooding". Channel NewsAsia. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "SMRT to be fined S$1.9m for two rail incidents". TODAYonline. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.