Last year in Taiwan, a limited express train collided with a truck and derailed, killing 49 people. He also pointed out the lack of safety management of the Railway Management Bureau, which ordered the construction, and recommended improvement.
Last April, in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, a limited express train collided with a truck that had fallen from the bank of the railroad track in front of the tunnel and derailed, killing 49 passengers and injuring more than 200 people.
Regarding this accident, Taiwan's Transport Safety Investigation Commission released the final investigation report on the 10th.
According to it, the truck drivers entered in violation of the rules, even though the construction site on the bank was supposed to stop work during the consecutive holidays on the day of the accident.
In addition, the driver did not carry the rented emergency call equipment and was not informed to the train driver that he had fallen the truck.
In addition, the report points out the lack of safety management of the railway management bureau that ordered the construction, and recommends taking improvement measures such as clarifying the rules of safety management of the construction to be carried out beside the railroad track in the future. increase.
In this accident, investigative authorities have charged seven truck drivers and others with manslaughter.
In Taiwan, in 2018, a limited express train entered a curve at a speed nearly double the limit and derailed, causing an accident that killed 18 people, and there are increasing voices asking about the constitution of the railway management bureau.