Was Hong Kong train accident sabotage? Government to investigate whether East Rail line derailment was caused by disgruntled MTR employees
- Source says officials are not ruling out possibility member of staff was behind accident that put five people in hospital and endangered lives of hundreds
- Move comes as fourth crack on section of line near Hung Hom station emerges
As the mystery over the cause of the accident deepened, one line of inquiry was whether disgruntled MTR Corporation employees were behind the incident.
“Many possibilities have already been ruled out after further checks, so the Hong Kong government will look into whether the derailment was an inside job,” a source said.
“So far, the MTR Corporation still has no clues about the probable cause of the incident.”
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) said it would examine various factors, including the mechanical parts of the train, the track and associated devices, as well as the possibility of obstruction by foreign objects.
It also emerged on Wednesday that a fourth crack had been found on tracks at the scene of the city’s most serious rail accident in more than two decades.
