Taiwan Railway derailment accident left 41 people with no signs of life, or Taiwan Railway's worst accident in 40 years

　　China News Service, April 2nd, according to comprehensive Taiwan media reports, on the morning of the 2nd, 408 times the "Taroko" train of Taiwan Railways derailed in front of the Qingshui Tunnel in Hualien, causing 41 people to be without signs of life.

Taiwan Railway also confirmed that the driver surnamed Yuan, who was newly married, has died.

The truck driver suspected that the vehicle fell onto the track due to forgetting to pull the handbrake, and has been taken to the police station for questioning.

The accident may be the most serious accident of Taiwan Railways in the past 40 years.

408 times that the Taroko Railway derailed on the morning of the 2nd. The preliminary judgment was that the manufacturer’s engineering vehicle had not been parked, causing it to slip and hit the Taroko.

The picture shows the scene of the accident where the entire door of a construction vehicle fell.

Image source: Photo by Zhang Qi, a reporter from Taiwan's "Central News Agency"

　　According to reports, the crane is owned by Yixiang Industrial Co., Ltd. and is a contractor invited by Taiwan Railways to perform the slope protection project.

The person in charge of Yixiang is currently taken to the police station for questioning.

　　According to preliminary information, the person in charge surnamed Li parked the crane truck No. 775-TX at the construction site near the Qingshui Recreation Area at 7 o'clock this morning, but the crane truck slipped onto the track due to unknown reasons. When he found that the construction vehicle had fallen onto the track, it was too late to give warning, causing the Taroko train, which had just exited the Heren Tunnel and was moving at full speed, to react and hit head-on.

Taiwan Railway Taroko Train No. 408 (from Shulin to Taitung) had an accident at the Daqingshui Tunnel in Hualien County on the morning of the 2nd.

Image source: Photo by Zhang Qi, a reporter from Taiwan's "Central News Agency"

　　The cause of the accident and the details of the casualties remain to be further clarified by Taiwan Railways.

　　According to the fire department's report, the total number of passengers on the 408 "Taroko" was about 350. If the station ticket is added, the entire train will have nearly 500 passengers.

　　According to Taiwanese media, looking back over the past 40 years to the present, at least 10 major accidents have occurred on the Taiwan Railways, and the "Taroko" accident may be the most serious accident.