Yesterday, the MTR had a rare and serious accident of a train door flying off. The MTR suspected that a billboard in the platform tunnel had parts shifted and collided with the door.
There are currently 8 billboards of the same type across the entire MTR line. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department stated today (3rd) that the MTR has, at the request of the department, dismantled the relevant components of 8 similar advertising light boxes distributed in 4 stations.
▼On December 2nd, the MTR had a rare and serious accident with the door flying off ▼
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Similar advertising light boxes are distributed in Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Causeway Bay and Admiralty Station
The issue involved this time is a "convertible billboard," which can be combined into a large billboard by combining two billboards.
MTR said yesterday that, together with the billboards involved in today's accident, there are 8 billboards of the same type, located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Causeway Bay and Admiralty stations. The remaining 7 billboards will be checked after the train is received last night.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department stated that in order to ensure traffic safety, the MTR Corporation has, at the request of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, completed inspections of the trackside installations of the incident platform tunnel at Causeway Bay Station before the start of the train service today, and demolished 8 similar advertisements distributed in 4 stations. Related components of the light box.
The department stated that it is highly concerned about the accident of the train door loosening.
After the accident, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department staff have immediately conducted investigations, including on-site inspections of the location of the incident and the train involved. The investigation direction includes factors such as foreign matter and the condition of the machinery.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department will continue to follow up with the MTR Corporation to determine the cause of the accident.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has also requested the MTR Corporation to submit a report on the incident as soon as possible and formulate improvement measures on the cause of the incident to ensure the safety of railway operations.
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