KL Monorail safety wheel falls on Bernama reporter's head
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New Straits Times >> NewsBreak
KL Monorail safety wheel
falls on Bernama reporter's head
Jasbir Singh
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16: A KL Monorail train safety wheel fell
on a senior Bernama reporter's head during the train
service's trial run along Jalan Sultan Ismail at 3pm today.
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David Chelliah, 40, from the Bernama economic desk, was
crossing the road to his car after an assignment at a hotel
nearby when the accident happened.
He is currently admitted at the Intensive Care Unit of
Hospital Kuala Lumpur for observation.
Doctors have carried out a CAT scan to determine if there
are any internal head injuries, blood clots or a cracked
skull.
Among those present at the ICU are his wife Asah Dewi and
relatives.
The couple have two children - a girl aged five and a
four-month-old boy.
David joined Bernama in 1985 and has worked on the News and
Sports Desks.
He is currently on a two-month attachment to the economic
desk and scheduled to rejoin the Newsdesk in September.
KL Monorail System Sdn Bhd Communications General Manager
Y.B. Soh said in a statement issued later that all six
fasteners had come off the wheel, causing it to fall onto
the ground.
Investigation is continuing to determine how this highly
improbable event could have occurred whereby all six
fasteners for the safety wheel could have come off, he said.
Initial findings reveal that the remaining 23 wheels are all
intact and secured.
Soh said there are 24 such wheels on each two-car monorail
vehicle and they have been placed as back ups in case a
guidance wheel is punctured.
The 8.6km monorail network begins on Jalan Tun Razak and
passes through the City's main shopping and commercial
district before ending at KL Sentral in Brickfields. It is
expected to be operation by October.
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David A. Allan
fairplay <home...@hiwaay.net> wrote in message
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<snip>
> KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16: A KL Monorail train safety wheel fell
> on a senior Bernama reporter's head during the train
> service's trial run along Jalan Sultan Ismail at 3pm today.
Wow - that's bad. Hope the guy's ok. And to think this service was
supposed to have been operational by July - sounds like it hasn't gone
through all necessary safety checks yet, if 'safety' (how ironic!) wheels
are falling off. Please get your act together, KL Momorail - lives are at
risk here.
David
Ahmad Sayuthi
>> KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16: A KL Monorail train safety wheel fell
>> on a senior Bernama reporter's head during the train
>> service's trial run along Jalan Sultan Ismail at 3pm today.
> <snip>
>
> Wow - that's bad. Hope the guy's ok.
How big are these wheels anyway?
Me Lah
wrote:
>"David A. Allan" <daa...@pd.jaring.my> wrote Sat 17 Aug 2002
>
>>> KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16: A KL Monorail train safety wheel fell
>>> on a senior Bernama reporter's head during the train
>>> service's trial run along Jalan Sultan Ismail at 3pm today.
>> <snip>
>>
>> Wow - that's bad. Hope the guy's ok.
>
According to the star, it is almost as big as normal car's rim .. gosh
that heavy :)
ignoramus
David Lloyd
There is a photo of the wheel in Saturdays, Sun. The wheel is about the size of your average
motorcyle wheel, I guess it would have around a 15" diameter. The report says the wheel weighs 60kg!
"Senior journalist, David Chelliah, 40, attached to the Bernama Economic Service, sustained serious
injuries on the left side of his head."
It's amazing he wasn't killed.
DigitalFreak
> > KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16: A KL Monorail train safety wheel fell
> > on a senior Bernama reporter's head during the train
> > service's trial run along Jalan Sultan Ismail at 3pm today.
> <snip>
> Wow - that's bad. Hope the guy's ok. And to think this service was
> supposed to have been operational by July - sounds like it hasn't gone
> through all necessary safety checks yet, if 'safety' (how ironic!) wheels
> are falling off. Please get your act together, KL Momorail - lives are at
> risk here.
In fact that area where the incident occurred is quite near to the famous
Shangri-la Hotel and it is always crowded with foreign tourists day and
night due to popular hotspots like Hard Rock Cafe and Emporium.
Local newspapers stated that the trains were Malaysian-made and built by
Monorail Malaysia Technology Sdn Bhd. Would it be cheaper to buy the
proven imported trains rather than reinventing the wheel again?
Ahmad Sayuthi
> It weighs 60kg! I hope the poor chap makes a complete recovery.
Oh, Hamid is now back in Manchester (he plays for United:)
This one didn't make it to the CIS server.
That big and heavy?! The guy's lucky to be alive. Hope KL Monorail pays
him adequate compensation for that incident. Must have been a harrowing
experience for him. Well, that's at least the third accident yesterday
which could have been avoided; the other two being the unfortunate
deaths of the two soldiers whose parachutes failed.
ignoramus
2 or 3 months ago, I was walking along Jalan Sultan Ismail at night.
They were doing some work on the platform. I was about 20 meters away
when I saw ambers from the welding work that they were doing fall onto
the ground. There was a bunch of tourists in front of me who luckily
weren't hit by the falling ambers.
Why didn't they cordon off the sidewalk? Or direct pedestrians to the
other side of the road?
On 18 Aug 2002 07:40:27 GMT, Ahmad Sayuthi <say...@myrealbox.com>
wrote:
>remove_me...@freeonline.com (ignoramus) wrote Sun 18 Aug 2002
David Lloyd
The worst thing is that according to the report I read this morning the Monorail company claims
there was no mechanical malfunction! The report also said that while testing a few weeks ago, one
train smashed into the back of another stationary train, because the automatic braking system did
not work satisfactorily. If this report is true, it seems as the testing has left a little bit to be
desired. I was looking forward to the Monorail service. Presently if I go to the Bukit Bintang area
I take the LRT, and I alight at the Dang Wangi station. From there it is quite a hike to BB,
especially on a hot day! After this incident I'll think I skip the Monorail and stay with the safer
LRT and shanks's pony.
David A. Allan
DigitalFreak <gee...@volcanomail.com> wrote in message
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<snip>
> In fact that area where the incident occurred is quite near to the famous
> Shangri-la Hotel and it is always crowded with foreign tourists day and
> night due to popular hotspots like Hard Rock Cafe and Emporium.
...and locals also...the point being, it's a busy area (which of courseis
why they're building the monorail in the Golden Triangle area - exactly
*because* it's such a busy area and notorious for its traffic jams. A
dependable (and not to mention safe) mass transit system is long overdue.
> Local newspapers stated that the trains were Malaysian-made and built by
> Monorail Malaysia Technology Sdn Bhd. Would it be cheaper to buy the
> proven imported trains rather than reinventing the wheel again?
Well, the *technology* was purchased (IINM) from Hitachi, who have excellent
technology and safety standards...and who were originally awarded the
contract to build the system.
I don't think it's fair to assume that the accident happened as a result of
the trains being locally manufactured - as a case in point, look at the
recent disastrous launch of Singapore's new Changi Airport MRT line...a few
days after its much-heralded opening, it had to be closed because the
Japanese-manufactured (Kawasaki Heavy Industries, IINM) trains' gearboxes
were falling apart. Also, a few days after its launch, KLIA Ekspres
(German-built Siemens product) was reduced to a crawl (literally : I
witnessed it) due to a thunderstorm! Fortunately, ERL seem to have since
overcome such initial teething problems and now operate a fantastic smooth,
efficient (and incredibly punctual!) service to/from KLIA/KL Sentral, for
which I am eternally grateful, given that I go to KLIA 4-5 times a week!
(Also, the KLIA Ekspres staff are very helpful and impeccably polite...kudos
to ERL Sdn Bhd.)
David
David A. Allan
ignoramus <remove_me...@freeonline.com> wrote in message
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> Another incident which I witnessed myself.
>
> 2 or 3 months ago, I was walking along Jalan Sultan Ismail at night.
> They were doing some work on the platform. I was about 20 meters away
> when I saw ambers from the welding work that they were doing fall onto
> the ground. There was a bunch of tourists in front of me who luckily
> weren't hit by the falling ambers.
Common ignorance vis-a-vis proper safety procedures. And/or a laissez-faire
attitude, since it would require extra time/manpower to actually do so.
*Sigh*...when will they ever learn? Doubtless, only if/when an accident
happens. (Anyone else remember the case a few years back in Jalan Raja
Chulan, when they were building Menara Olympia (opposite KLSE) and a steel
girder fell from a crane onto a passing car, killing the motorist?)
> Why didn't they cordon off the sidewalk? Or direct pedestrians to the
> other side of the road?
Too much like common sense for the contractors...until they're forced (by
law) to do so (and such law is actually enforced), we'll just have to
continue dodging the sparks and embers.
David
Peewee
"David A. Allan" <daa...@pd.jaring.my> wrote in message
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It's the period where the hungry ghosts are released from their realms. It
was no accident, it was no negligence. It was no foul play. It was done by
real spooks. The reporter must have roughly dismissed the hungry ghosts as
hocus pocus and the result is this.
Peewee - personally seen and touched ghosts before.
Reja Jenal
"Peewee" <Pee...@auto.net> wrote in message
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>
> Peewee - personally seen and touched ghosts before.
Where? At Muzium Negara recently?
Pyush Agarwal
> ignoramus <remove_me...@freeonline.com> wrote in message
> news:3d5f5fae...@news.tm.net.my...
> > Another incident which I witnessed myself.
> >
> > 2 or 3 months ago, I was walking along Jalan Sultan Ismail at night.
> > They were doing some work on the platform. I was about 20 meters away
> > when I saw ambers from the welding work that they were doing fall onto
> > the ground. There was a bunch of tourists in front of me who luckily
> > weren't hit by the falling ambers.
>
> Common ignorance vis-a-vis proper safety procedures. And/or a laissez-faire
> attitude, since it would require extra time/manpower to actually do so.
> *Sigh*...when will they ever learn? Doubtless, only if/when an accident
> happens. (Anyone else remember the case a few years back in Jalan Raja
> Chulan, when they were building Menara Olympia (opposite KLSE) and a steel
> girder fell from a crane onto a passing car, killing the motorist?)
>
> > Why didn't they cordon off the sidewalk? Or direct pedestrians to the
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<daa...@pd.jaring.my> wrote:
>witnessed it) due to a thunderstorm! Fortunately, ERL seem to have since
>overcome such initial teething problems and now operate a fantastic smooth,
>efficient (and incredibly punctual!) service to/from KLIA/KL Sentral, for
>which I am eternally grateful, given that I go to KLIA 4-5 times a week!
>(Also, the KLIA Ekspres staff are very helpful and impeccably polite...kudos
>to ERL Sdn Bhd.)
>
>David
>
i can vouch for the statement that the KLIA express staff are a
friendly lot especially to ang moh - as they went to the one behind me
to help him with his suitcase..so we still have some colonial
mentality here in malaysia..
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<snip>
> i can vouch for the statement that the KLIA express staff are a
> friendly lot especially to ang moh - as they went to the one behind me
> to help him with his suitcase..
Did *you* have a large suitcase? I've seen them help many locals, in a
likewise friendly manner...seems to be dictated by size and amount of
luggage rather than skin colour (for pragmatic reasons, doubtless - people
with lots of luggage are more likely to hold up the train!) I'd like to
believe the KLIA Ekspres staff are non-discriminatory in their willingness
to help.
so we still have some colonial
> mentality here in malaysia..
No news there...!
David
Stephen Lim
<daa...@pd.jaring.my> wrote:
>Did *you* have a large suitcase? I've seen them help many locals, in a
>likewise friendly manner...seems to be dictated by size and amount of
>luggage rather than skin colour (for pragmatic reasons, doubtless - people
>with lots of luggage are more likely to hold up the train!) I'd like to
>believe the KLIA Ekspres staff are non-discriminatory in their willingness
>to help.
>
Yup, same suitcase as far as I can see, even the same model and brand!
how's that? And i should think mine was heavier - it was past the
"legal" weight limit .. :)
Peewee
"Reja Jenal" <r...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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You joking! Go visit the muzium at this time! You want some ghosts to cling
to you and follow you home ah? Introduce them to your family ah? Ask them
for 4D numbers ah?
Better you ask your BN parties' hantus for money lar, rather than ghosts for
4D.:-))
Me, the MDP asks me for marney. Cannot even afford to pay for their own
candidacy.
Peewee
"David Lloyd" <kiwi...@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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>
> The worst thing is that according to the report I read this morning the
Monorail company claims
> there was no mechanical malfunction! The report also said that while
testing a few weeks ago, one
> train smashed into the back of another stationary train, because the
automatic braking system did
> not work satisfactorily. If this report is true, it seems as the testing
has left a little bit to be
> desired. I was looking forward to the Monorail service. Presently if I go
to the Bukit Bintang area
> I take the LRT, and I alight at the Dang Wangi station. From there it is
quite a hike to BB,
> especially on a hot day! After this incident I'll think I skip the
Monorail and stay with the safer
> LRT and shanks's pony.
>
>
No lar, please don't boycott the monorail because of a couple of unfortunate
incidents. They were testing at the wrong time lar. They should wait until
the hungry ghost festival is over, then begin testing. Please give due
consideration to the spooks having their share of fun. Like us, they also
love speed, that's why the accident.
I would recommend commissioning the system only when the eight lunar month
rolls around.
David A. Allan
<snip>
> Yup, same suitcase as far as I can see, even the same model and brand!
> how's that? And i should think mine was heavier - it was past the
> "legal" weight limit .. :)
Hehe...you too, huh?! ;-)
Never actually been "assisted" myself, actually - I'd rather they helped the
old aunties and young parents with a bunch of toddlers/infants in
tow...after all, they're much more in need of help than a strapping young
fellow such as myself <BG>
David
Stephen Lim
<daa...@pd.jaring.my> wrote:
>Hehe...you too, huh?! ;-)
sometimes it happens and it pays to be a Frequent Flyer with an
airline.
>
>Never actually been "assisted" myself, actually - I'd rather they helped the
>old aunties and young parents with a bunch of toddlers/infants in
>tow...after all, they're much more in need of help than a strapping young
>fellow such as myself <BG>
>
>David
>
well, this is what i perceived and anyway it was interesting to
observe, i don't think the "porter" did that on purpose, maybe he know
it is important to help the ang mo in these cases but i suppose if i
were alone, he might help me.
talking abou this, the convenyor system in KLIA is not well designed
plus the people who stands around wearing the red jumpsuit - they
don't help to ensure the bags land without clashing with the rest
David A. Allan
<snip>
> sometimes it happens and it pays to be a Frequent Flyer with an
> airline.
Couln't agree more!
<snip>
> well, this is what i perceived and anyway it was interesting to
> observe, i don't think the "porter" did that on purpose, maybe he know
> it is important to help the ang mo in these cases but i suppose if i
> were alone, he might help me.
Well as I say, from my own observations, I can't honestly say they give
preferential treatment to ang moh. What does impress me is the staff's
overall friendliness and cheerful disposition - a rarity in KL's service
sector!
> talking abou this, the convenyor system in KLIA is not well designed
> plus the people who stands around wearing the red jumpsuit - they
> don't help to ensure the bags land without clashing with the rest
You mean at the baggage reclaim carousels in the terminal? Haven't noticed
that myself...but then, my bag is usually either the very last one to
appear, or it doesn't appear at all! ;-)
David
Stephen Lim
<daa...@pd.jaring.my> wrote:
>Well as I say, from my own observations, I can't honestly say they give
>preferential treatment to ang moh. What does impress me is the staff's
>overall friendliness and cheerful disposition - a rarity in KL's service
>sector!
I do give the thumbs up for the service of KLIA Express. It is a
refreshing change from using the taxis of KLIA Limo - a rip off. And
the train service is as close as you can get to something similar in
Germany and German trains are a standard by themselves...
>You mean at the baggage reclaim carousels in the terminal? Haven't noticed
>that myself...but then, my bag is usually either the very last one to
>appear, or it doesn't appear at all! ;-)
yes, the carousels. If you had been to HK airport, they have a sensor
where the bags will not "drop" into the carousel when there is another
bag on it and once that has passed, it gives a "all clear" signal to
drop off. That way, all the bags are arranged without another sitting
on top of the other. Seeing this will happen, those ground staff
should be there to move it so that the bags don't end up like this.
But they just stand there.
While the airport is nice, they still have a long way to go to be an
efficient hub.