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Joo Koon rail accident

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SMRT Siemens C651 train at Joo Koon MRT Station, Singapore 20160418 02
SMRT Siemens C651 train at Joo Koon MRT Station, Singapore 20160418 02

The Joo Koon rail accident, or sometimes referred to as the Joo Koon train collision, was an accident which happened on 15 November 2017, when a C151A train travelling at 16 kilometres per hour (9.9 mph) rear-ended a stationary C151A train at Joo Koon station on the East West MRT line, resulting in 38 injuries. The stationary train was in the process of being detrained due to a train fault. Both trains were operating under the recently installed Thales SelTrac CBTC signalling system at time of incident, and the Minister of Transport Khaw Boon Wan expressed that he was "disturbed" by an initial finding that "critical safety software" was inadvertently removed from the stationary train, possibly due to a malfunctioning signalling circuit, which led to the accident. This incident is the second train collision in Singapore MRT's history, after the Clementi rail accident.

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Joo Koon rail accident
Joo Koon Circle, Singapore Pioneer

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629116 Singapore, Pioneer
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SMRT Siemens C651 train at Joo Koon MRT Station, Singapore 20160418 02
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