On Dec. 5, the Tseung Kwan O Line had the second derailing in the history to date of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway (MTR). Together with the one involving two doors being ripped off at Yau Ma Tei Station on Nov. 13, and another incident at Causeway Bay Station on Dec. 2, 2021, the MTR had seen three life-threatening incidents within the span of just one year. This has caused serious concerns about whether there is a problem with the management of the MTR. Criticisms abound that the MTR has always used incomprehensible technical terms to describe the incident after each recent accident, which is just an attempt to downplay them.
At about 8:30 on Dec. 5 morning, a train traveling from North Point to Tseung Kwan O Line got stuck when it was about to enter Tseung Kwan O Station. As can be seen from pictures taken at the scene, the link between two adjacent carriages was stretched abnormally, and there is also a wide gap between the compartment and the “gangway connection,” exposing some white patches that should not usually be visible.
