The 408 train of Taiwan Railway Taroko (Shulin to Taitung) derailed in Hualien County’s Da Qing Shui Tunnel, causing the vehicle to scrape against the tunnel wall, resulting in 54 deaths. The National Transportation Investigation Safety Board has thrown out four major doubts, including whether the construction vehicle should be set up at the fence where it slid down, hoping to explore the cause of the accident by pulling out the threads. As for whether it was a man-made accident, the Transportation Safety Board did not relent.
The transport safety committee chairman Yang Hongzhi said in an interview with the newspaper in the morning, immediately after receiving the news sent people to the scene, has opened a case to investigate, belongs to the iron highway compound accident. The Transportation Security Council sent five groups of people to the scene to investigate, are taken air traffic, aboard the Air Force General helicopter, and the race against time.
Transportation Security Council held a press conference at 6 p.m. this evening to explain the progress of the investigation. Yang Hongzhi said, bear the pain to do the accident investigation, four members on behalf of the Transportation Security Council to express condolences and tribute, before the press conference to mourn a minute.
Yang Hongzhi said the first time to know there were deaths, the investigation was opened to standard accident investigation procedures. 9:28 occurred near the Xiu Lin Township Clearwater Tunnel, the tunnel entrance has some trains stay, stay outside is considered less damaged, the most serious is the impact of engineering vehicles pushed into the tunnel cars.
Transportation Security Council Railway Investigation Group full-time member Li Gang said that today is a compound accident, the highway group, the transportation industry group and the transportation security group are going to, CEO Zhang Wenhuan personally led the team. The scene can be seen inside the tunnel is the most serious, the first time with the search and rescue, the back also in the case does not affect the search and rescue, destroy the car body, to do 3D scanning. For the side slope suspected of having a vehicle impact, and then do site investigation.
Li Gang said, Tai Luge eight cars have two driving, in the first and eighth car have cab. Train head and rail damage, is trying to interpret, but also in and Taiwan Railway to obtain interpretation with software. According to the second article of the Transportation and Adjustment Act, it belongs to the main line derailment, which is a class B accident, the most serious, and the concrete sleepers are also seriously damaged. The pantograph was also affected, and the door block of the car involved in the accident was left at the scene. Whether the engineering car did not brake the car are to be investigated.
Yang Hongzhi said, has completed the vehicle parking place, slipping place, vehicle scratches / fasteners / rail damage, the train (1, 2 cars) site photos and basic data collection. Now seize 1, 8 car CCTV / ATP / TCMS control system, and LIDAR light up in scanning the scene; passenger car damage scanning and passenger compartment car modeling. Also complete the conductor interview.
Yang Hongzhi said, the initial direction of concern, see the engineering car and 7, 8 car cockpit serious collision, will understand the engineering car management model; and why people and vehicles are not allowed to invade, engineering cars are not set up fence; and the same situation will not happen soil and rock collapse; and finally, whether other people have invaded. He said, will do a complete investigation, with the most rigorous angle, the safety factors thrown out, there is an immediate need to deal with will have an accident safety notice.
Yang Hongzhi said, whether there is a fence will not happen serious accidents, are to further understand, and to go to Japan and other countries, to see whether to set up a fence, layer by layer from the safety factors digging, I hope the same accident does not happen.
For engineering vehicles have not pulled the hand brake, engineering companies claim to have pulled the hand brake and stone block, Yang Hongzhi said the wreckage in neutral, but whether it means that the moment is neutral, will go to see the mechanical system on the car, there is no sign of the original state, but also need to be reconfirmed, is also a place of concern for the Transportation Security Council. Whether the stone party is an acceptable way, but also to understand again.
For the track has scratches, whether the driver has started the brake? Yang Hongzhi said because the two drivers were killed, there is no way to answer by the parties involved, only from circumstantial analysis.
Yang Hongzhi said the factual data will be published as soon as possible, but this time will be more cautious, so that the accident-related units involved, engineering companies, Taiwan Railway Bureau, the Railroad Bureau, the Ministry of Transportation, etc., if the Taeruk car has doubts, the manufacturer will also invite. He said that it takes time to be more procedural, there is no way to transport safety will say.
In response to whether to determine the location of the impact point, Li Gang said that the driving location of eight sections of the front end was cut off, flattened, the impact force is very large, Puyuma, Taroko and other new self-improvement number of the highest speed limit can be up to 140 km, are dependent on TCMS interpretation to know. The media asked whether it is a man-made factor, Yang Hongzhi said it is difficult to judge, perhaps the engineering vehicle also has mechanical problems, like the brakes pulled the system but not in place. I can only say that there are not too many weather problems, environmental issues are worth exploring.
Taiwan Railways 408 Tai Luge morning derailment accident.
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