KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 -- The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD), through the Ministry of Transport (MOT), has maintained a compound fine of RM100,000 against Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd (RRSB) for an offence under Section 101(10) of the Land Public Transport Act 2010.

In a statement today, APAD said the action was taken following an incident involving 213 passengers, 65 of whom were injured, at the KLCC LRT Station heading towards the Kampung Baru LRT Station on May 24, 2021.

"Due to maintenance shortcomings, RRSB as the licensed operator failed to ensure that the rail alignment was safe for operations, resulting in the limb rail being unreadable in both directions.

"This led to a failure in operating the train safely, which caused the incide...