Yuen Long train that derailed was speeding at three times the limit
Black box records show light-rail train was doing 40.9km/h going into a 45-degree turn; the driver is suspended while probe goes on
A light-rail train that ran off the tracks, injuring 77 passengers, last week in Yuen Long was travelling at nearly three times the speed limit, black box records show.
The train had 150 passengers on board when three sets of wheels came off the track and three overhead line masts were damaged. Two victims remain in stable condition in hospital.
The driver had been suspended until the police finished their investigation, the MTR Corp said.
The company said it had submitted a report to the Transport Department and police. No mechanical fault was found.
A lawyer said the driver could face criminal charges for what was the most serious derailment since the transport system in the northwestern New Territories started operating 25 years ago.
On Saturday, transport minister Anthony Cheung Bing-leung said the firm could be fined as much as HK$15 million, under a new agreement with the government on a fare adjustment, for the interruption to services caused by the derailment.
