HUALIEN, Taiwan – Fifty people were killed and another one hundred and forty-six were seriously injured after a train collision with a runaway truck on Friday.
488 passengers were on board the train, which routes to the southeastern coastal city of Taitung from New Taipei City the accident happened near Chongde, Hualien at about 9.30 am.
What happened Taiwan Train Crash?
- The crash was caused by a runaway truck that rolled down a hillside from a construction site above the track
What Taiwan Railway Administration said
- “The train was about to enter Chingshui Tunnel when it collided with a truck that had rolled down an embankment from a construction site”
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