Clementi rail accident
| Clementi rail accident | |
|---|---|
The Straits Times front page the day after the incident | |
| Details | |
| Date | 5 August 1993 07:50 (SST) |
| Location | Clementi MRT station |
| Coordinates | 1°18′55.09″N 103°45′54.88″E / 1.3153028°N 103.7652444°E |
| Country | Singapore |
| Line | East–West Line |
| Operator | SMRT Trains |
| Incident type | Collision |
| Cause | Oil spill leading to reduced braking power |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Injured | 156 |
On the morning of 5 August 1993, a C151 electric multiple unit (EMU) train on the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) rear-ended another stationary train of the same type at Clementi MRT station in Singapore. The incident, the MRT's first major accident, injured 156 passengers but caused no fatalities. Investigations found that the crash was due to a maintenance vehicle that had leaked about 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) of oil onto the tracks the previous night.