Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Transport Safety Investigations (Railway Occurrences) Regulations 2023
Regulation 8
Meaning of “immediately reportable matter”
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, for a railway occurrence, an immediately reportable matter is —
a rail casualty; or
a serious rail incident,that occurs in the territory of Singapore.
Subregulation 2
In paragraph (1), a “serious rail incident” means any rail incident as follows:
the rail vehicle —
is involved in a collision or derailment;
sustained serious damage;
caused or sustained a fire or explosion; or
caused serious damage to the rail infrastructure of that railway, which poses a threat to the safe passage of the rail vehicle or other rail vehicles, or to the safety of any individual, property or the environment;
there is an unplanned or uncontrolled movement of any rail vehicle;
a signal passed at danger on a mainline track of a railway.