51 people died in a train accident in Taiwan… May increase further

Correspondent Kim Chul-moon = 51 people have been confirmed to have died in the accident of the 508 train, which will be recorded as the worst train accident in Taiwan.

According to Taiwanese media such as Yonhap News on the 4th, Wang Guochai, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Transportation, said at a press conference the evening before that 51 people died and 188 were injured in a train accident.

Deputy General Manager Wang pointed out that there were no special issues before the 204 train bound for Eastern Hualien passed the accident at 9:13 am on the 2nd.

In the meantime, he explained that the negligence of the construction company was certain when looking at the contract between the construction contractor to which the truck that caused the accident was affiliated and the public office of the Railroad Management Bureau (TRA), which is the project owner.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, as the accident occurred when a truck parked at a construction site on a hillside near the railroad slid down to the track and collided with the accident train.

Taiwan TRA explained that 47 out of 51 deaths were identified and 41 out of 188 injured were in hospital and treatment.

The National Transport Safety Investigation Board (TTSB) under the Taiwanese administrative agency revealed that the black box of the accident train was retrieved and the closed circuit TV (CCTV) video was being read, and the first results are expected to be released as early as the 6th.

The Ministry of Transportation said that a total of 496 people, including 492 travelers, 2 engineer, 1 train conductor, and 1 cleaner, boarded the accident train on the previous day.

Taiwanese media reported that the death toll increased to 51 when a special search team, which was searching for a train in the accident the afternoon before, found a body that was severely damaged in vehicle 6.

Accordingly, it is reported that there is a possibility that remains that have not yet been recovered may be discovered.

The Taiwan Free Times reported that there were 99 cases of derailment accidents in Taiwan’s railways from 2012 to this one.

In the midst of this, it is known that Lin Jalong, the Minister of Transportation of Taiwan (Minister of Transportation) said that he would not circumvent responsibility the day before, and announced his intention to resign to the President’s Office.

Earlier, a train accident occurred at the Daqingshui Tunnel in Hualien, northeastern Taiwan, on the 2nd of the last day, the first day of the Qingming Festival, at 9:28 am (local time).

Meanwhile, Taiwanese media reported that a Frenchman (28 years old), who was going to settle in Taiwan, died on an accident train with a Taiwanese woman who had been dating for a birthday, and two Americans were also killed.

One family boarded to go to their grandfather’s house in Taitung, but lost her husband and two sons, and only her wife survived. have.

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