KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11 -- Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) incurs losses of nearly RM100,000 a year due to repeated collisions between trains and livestock straying onto railway tracks, according to a report by Utusan Malaysia.

KTMB acting general manager for operations control, Sadun Abdullah, said the incidents occur along the railway line stretching from Gemas in Negeri Sembilan to Tumpat in Kelantan.

He said such collisions happen almost weekly, disrupting operations and train schedules.

"Each time a collision occurs, KTMB not only suffers damage to its assets and incurs repair costs, but also bears losses from delays to passenger and cargo train services," he was quoted as saying.

"The situation also affects livestock owners wh...