Editing KL Monorail (section)

==Accident and incidents==
===David Chelliah accident===
Prior to the opening, on 16 August 2002 an accident occurred during a test run involving a {{convert|13.4|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} safety wheel falling off a train and hitting the head of a pedestrian walking under the monorail viaduct at Jalan Sultan Ismail. The victim, David Chelliah, a journalist, suffered injuries that required hospitalisation.

On 7 March 2003, Chelliah filed a MYR 5 million negligence suit against the companies involved in the design, installation and operation of the trains, as well as the Director-General of Railways.<ref>{{cite news |title=Long-drawn monorail case to be decided on 8 April |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/22096-long-drawn-monorail-case-to-be-decided-on-april-8 |access-date=30 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405161138/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/22096-long-drawn-monorail-case-to-be-decided-on-april-8 |archive-date=5 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=David Chelliah vs Monorail Malaysia Technology Sdn Bhd |url=http://www.ipsofactoj.com/appeal/2005/Part1/app2005(1)-010.htm |access-date=30 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505095127/http://www.ipsofactoj.com/appeal/2005/Part1/app2005%281%29-010.htm |archive-date= 5 May 2006 }}</ref> On 8 April 2003, the High Court ruled that the Monorail company was liable for the incident, but not the Director-General of Railways. Although the monorail company reported that any such accident was "unlikely" as six bolts would have to be removed for it to occur and furthermore, a check of all 23 other safety wheels on the train involved did not turn up any other issues, the high court judgement ruled that the monorail company "failed to provide a reasonable explanation as to how the safety wheel had come off the train and instead relied on the possibility that there had been tampering by unknown persons".<ref>{{cite news |title=Bernama journalist to be awarded damages |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=%2f2009%2f4%2f9%2fcourts%2f3658284&sec=courts |newspaper=The Star |location=Kuala Lumpur |date=9 March 2009 |access-date=2 September 2014 |archive-date=10 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510141338/http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=%2f2009%2f4%2f9%2fcourts%2f3658284&sec=courts |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chelliah finally wins it |url=http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/general_opinions/comments/chelliah_finally_wins_it.html |first=Reena |last=Raj |publisher=Malaysian Bar Council |access-date=2 September 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121220022513/http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/general_opinions/comments/chelliah_finally_wins_it.html |archive-date=20 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As a result of this accident, the launch of the monorail was postponed.

===Burst tyre incident===
On 22 January 2005, a pneumatic load tyre suddenly burst and caused two women passengers to be injured. The train, carrying about 30 passengers, was about to move from Chow Kit station to Titiwangsa station when the incident occurred at about 8.50pm. The burst tyre caused a rubber sidewall panel to flip open which then hit the side of a passenger seat and injured a woman's legs and another woman's hands. Train services were suspended for about 30 minutes following the incident.<ref>{{cite web|title=Burst tyre cause of monorail explosion |url=http://www.genre.com/sharedfile/pdf/AsianCasRep2005-en.pdf |access-date=30 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207015208/http://www.genre.com/sharedfile/pdf/AsianCasRep2005-en.pdf |archive-date=7 December 2008 }}</ref>

===Breakdown===
On 11 August 2012, a train stalled near Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields. The breakdown caused 183 passengers to be trapped for about two hours. The air conditioning system in the carriage stopped functioning when the power supply was cut. As a result, some passengers had to break the windows to allow air in while awaiting rescue. Fire and Rescue Department personnel later used a skylift to rescue passengers trapped in the carriage.<ref name="break1">http://www.thesundaily.my/news/461509 {{Dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref> Investigation revealed that the issue was due to a power supply disruption at the circuit breaker, causing the auxiliary power system to fail.<ref name="break2">{{cite news |url=http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/kl-monorail-stalls-again-1.126561 |title=KL monorail stalls again |first=Ily |last=Liyana Mokhtar |newspaper=New Straits Times |location=Kuala Lumpur |access-date=2 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120821201107/http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/kl-monorail-stalls-again-1.126561 |archive-date=21 August 2012}}</ref>

Six days later, another breakdown occurred. A train stalled between Imbi and Bukit Bintang for about 30 minutes, trapping around 200 passengers. This time however, there was power in the train and the air-conditioning system was functional. Train services resumed after half an hour.<ref name="break2"/>

===Titiwangsa station fire===
On 30 March 2015, a monorail service was temporarily delayed when a tyre of a two-car train coach caught fire at the Titiwangsa Station. The scene was recovered hours later.<ref name="break3">{{cite news|url= http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/fire-reported-at-titiwangsa-monorail-station#sthash.187Wpa2C.dpuf|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151208055441/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/fire-reported-at-titiwangsa-monorail-station#sthash.187Wpa2C.dpuf|archive-date= 8 December 2015|df= dmy-all|title=Fire reported at Titiwangsa monorail}}</ref>

===Maharajalela station fire===
On 24 December 2020, at around 7:15am a KL Monorail train bound for KL Sentral was approaching the Maharajalela station when one of its tires burst, catching fire. While the Scomi's 4-car train set 24 sustained significant damage, there are no injuries/casualties reported in the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://international.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/services-disrupted-after-fire-breaks-out-monorail-coach-maharajalela-274607 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=international.astroawani.com}}</ref>

===Tyre fire===
On 19 December 2023, a coach guide tyre caught fire and fell from the coach onto the road underneath. The incident happened near Titiwangsa Station. The train was halted and passengers evacuated while the fire brigade dealt with the fire. There were no casualties.<ref>{{cite news |title=Monorail guide tyre catches fire near Titiwangsa station |url= https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/12/19/monorail-guide-tyre-catches-fire-near-titiwangsa-station |first=Justin |last=Zack |access-date=19 December 2023 |work=The Star |location= Kuala Lumpur |date=19 December 2023}}</ref>

===Tree collapsed nearby monorail tracks===
On 7 May 2024, a 50-year old tree near Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur collapsed on Jalan Sultan Ismail, hitting 17 vehicles and the nearby monorail tracks, causing one death and one injured.<ref>{{cite news |title=One dead, another injured as tree falls in KL city centre |url= https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/05/07/tree-falls-in-kl-city-with-cars-trapped-under-it |access-date=7 May 2024 |work=The Star |location= Kuala Lumpur |date=7 May 2024}}</ref> The monorail service was disrupted, with temporary suspension of stations between KL Sentral and Medan Tuanku stations for cleaning and repair of the tracks. Normal services resumed at 5.00 pm the next day.