18 killed and 178 injured in train derailment in Taiwan
At least 18 people have been killed and 178 others injured after a train derailed in Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan.....
According to an update from the island's transport ministry; the train was traveling between the cities of Shulin and Taitung when it derailed Sunday on a coastal line reportedly popular with tourists.
The train was carrying 366 passengers when the accident occurred just before 5 pm local time and all eight train carriages derailed in the incident, with five of these overturning.
The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
According to an update from the island's transport ministry; the train was traveling between the cities of Shulin and Taitung when it derailed Sunday on a coastal line reportedly popular with tourists.
The train was carrying 366 passengers when the accident occurred just before 5 pm local time and all eight train carriages derailed in the incident, with five of these overturning.
The cause of the derailment is under investigation.