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William Yiu

A Hong Kong driver has been arrested after his crane truck hit an overhead cable for MTR light rail trains, paralysing some services.
The MTR Corporation said some services in Tin Shui Wai were suspended at around 7am on Saturday, but the damage was being repaired and operations were gradually resuming.
Police said they received a report at 7.04am from the 41-year-old driver, surnamed Poon, that his crane truck was believed to have struck the overhead cable between the stops of Tin Yuet and Tin Wing as he drove along Tin Wah Road.
The driver, who passed a breathalyser test, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a preliminary investigation.
No injuries were reported.
The MTR Corp said it was forced to halt light rail services at the Tin Yuet stop, as the power supply had been affected.
The company said two light rail routes – 705 and 706 – were diverted to bypass stops between Tin Heng and Tin Shui Wai, while route 751 would not stop between Chestwood and Tin Shui Wai.
During the disruption, a free shuttle bus service was arranged for affected passengers, running along the stops on routes 705 and 706.
Lawmaker Michael Tien Puk-sun, a former chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, said that several previous service disruptions were caused by accidents involving overhead cables, and he urged the operator to switch to using charging facilities as the tendering exercise for the next generation of light rail trains would start next year.

“As long as the overhead cables are not replaced, these accidents will continue to occur,” he said, adding the crux of the issue was whether the MTR Corp would invest in such facilities.
Tien added he would call on a Legislative Council subcommittee to ask the MTR Corp for the proposal it would adopt before it started the tendering process.
Last July, a truck driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after an extended crane on the back of his vehicle hit an overhead cable, disrupting rail services for about three hours.
Another crane truck driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving in January last year after his vehicle hit an overhead cable, disrupting services on five light rail routes for about five hours.


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