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arista
02-04-2021, 01:07 PM
[At least 50 people have died and
more than 100 others have been injured
after a train derailed in eastern Taiwan, officials have said.
The train, carrying around 490 people,
is believed to have come off the
rails in a tunnel just north of Hualien causing
some carriages to hit the wall of the tunnel.
It is believed to have hit a truck that
was "not parked properly" and is suspected
to have slid onto the train tracks in the
mountainous area, the official Central News Agency said.]


It was a Truck which slid onto the track,
Tragic.

https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-36-killed-after-train-derails-in-taiwan-12263379

Cherie
02-04-2021, 03:06 PM
such a totally avoidable tragedy, feel for the staff member, just one of those things but with devastating consequences

arista
02-04-2021, 05:01 PM
such a totally avoidable tragedy, feel for the staff member, just one of those things but with devastating consequences


A Correction Update

It slid onto the track
so a Brake, not fully on or something like that.

Alf
02-04-2021, 05:27 PM
Ban trains and cars.

arista
02-04-2021, 05:57 PM
Ban trains and cars.


No this is rare.

arista
03-04-2021, 11:37 AM
Taiwan train crash:
construction site manager released on bail

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/03/taiwan-train-crash-prosecutors-seek-arrest-warrant-over-disaster