Transport minister: CCTV suggests Taiwanese national's fall at Puchong LRT station was accidental, police to investigate
PUTRAJAYA, June 4 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke said today a closed-circuit television recording showing a Taiwanese national falling onto the Puchong LRT station track yesterday indicated it was an accident, and the matter is now under police investigation.
'A report was presented by Prasarana yesterday and it was an accident whereby the person may have not been aware about the platform and the incident was captured on CCTV,' Loke said at a press conference here.
'So we know that it was an accident but let the police do their investigation. The CCTV recording will be shared with the police so they can conduct a detailed probe.'
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