The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is to carry out an independent investigation following disruption of the Mass Transit Train (MRT) service which affected about 19,000 commuters yesterday morning.

LTA said in a statement the incident was due to a fault on a south-bound train, which had to be pushed by the train behind it to Ang Mo Kio station for passengers to alight safely at the station platform.

Given the inconvenience to commuters, LTA said it had directed the train operator, SMRT Corporation, to provide a full report on the incident, including the recovery measures carried out, and an assessment on what more could be done to help commuters adjust their travel plans.

- Bernama