KUALA LUMPUR - Faulty electrical wiring on an express bus, carried out by personnel unauthorised by the Energy Commission (ST), has been identified as one of the causes of the electrocution incident that led to the death of an 18-year-old passenger.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke revealed that preliminary findings by the Special Task Force investigating the incident highlighted irregularities in the wiring, including a reversed connection between the distribution board (DB) output and the socket wiring.
"In addition, the electrical equipment used on the bus did not meet the required standards for approved products,” he said.
"The bus had new wiring, but the task force found irregularities that made it unsafe. For instance, the socket wiring was installed in reverse, causing the input and output to be inverted,” he told a press conference at the Parliament lobby today.
He expalined that the high voltage passing through the socket led to the fatal electric current flow through the victim’s body, resulting in the tragic incident and that these are some of the key causes identified.
MORE TO COME