China News Service, April 2nd, according to Taiwan's China Times News Network, at 9 o'clock on the 2nd, Taiwan Railway Group 1 departed from Shulin to Taitung's 408 Taroko, passing through the Daqingshui Tunnel in the Heren Section of Xiulin Township, Hualien When inside, it hit the engineering vehicle that cleared the falling rocks, causing the train to derail.
According to the Hualien Fire Department, there were no signs of life among the four people.
The Taiwan Railways 408 Shulin to Taitung Taroko train derailed at the Daqingshui Tunnel in Hualien on the 2nd. Search and rescue personnel from New Taipei City and Hualien successively rushed to the scene. Many carriages were twisted and deformed and stuck in the tunnel, and many people were trapped.
Image source: Taiwan’s "Central News Agency" reporter Lu Taicheng (provided by Taiwan Railways)
According to reports, trains 2 and 3 derailed and trains 3 to 8 are still in the tunnel.
The latest casualties announced by the Hualien Fire Department at about 10 o'clock showed that 23 people were sent to hospital with minor or serious injuries, and 4 people showed no signs of life.
The Taroko has a total of 8 carriages, about 350 passengers, 1 to 4 carriages about 80 to 100 people, about 20 people with minor injuries waiting to be sent to hospital, 3 people with serious injuries have been sent to hospital, and about 4 people with no visual signs of vitality. Cars 5 to 8 cannot enter smoothly due to deformation.
After the accident, the Hualien Fire Department dispatched 35 people and the Yilan Fire Department assisted 14 people in the rescue.