He added that the government took a serious view of the incident involving the two LRT trains which collided on Monday and would ensure that a thorough investigation was carried out to find out the cause of the accident.

“For more than 20 years, we never heard of an LRT collision, but because it has happened, we feel sad and we want to investigate,” he said after visiting the victims and their families at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) today.

“The issue of the collision has already reached the level of the special task force that was formed to investigate. In a short time, we should know what happened.”

In the 8.45pm incident, 47 passengers were seriously injured while 166 suffered minor injuries when a train carrying passengers and a faulty train that was being test-driven collided in a tunnel between the Kampung Baru and KLCC stations on the Kelana Jaya Line.

Meanwhile, Muhyiddin said he had directed transport minister Wee Ka Siong to immediately restore LRT services, especially at the accident area, and to ride on the LRT himself to ensure its safety.

“If everything is settled and there is no more danger, he (Wee) says that in the next few days it (the LRT services) will be back in operation,” he said while urging the public to be patient if they faced difficulties using LRT services in the wake of the collision.

Meanwhile, the prime minister said that there were only three victims still being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), while two more were being monitored in the normal ward.

He said the doctors’ reports showed that all victims were stable, with those in the normal ward set to be discharged soon.

“Those in the ICU will take a little more time to recover and to be discharged. I pray that all of them will recover soon and return to their families as well as be able to continue with their duties and responsibilities,” he said.