SINGAPORE (Nov 16): Singapore suspended part of a rail line to conduct checks after a train collision Wednesday left more than two dozen people injured and prompted an apology from the Transport Minister.

At least 29 people were injured after a train hit a stationary one near the Joo Koon station in the western part of the city state. The Land Transport Authority said a software glitch was behind the rail collision, the country’s second in three decades.

The incident dealt another blow to a network that has faced public criticism in recent years for frequent breakdowns. Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan called it "an awful day" and apologised to commuters, saying authorities "are deeply sorry," Channel NewsAsia reported.

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