Chronology of occurrence
Taiwan Ministry of Transportation Undersecretary Wang Guozai said at a press conference today that the 408th Taroko hit the engineering car at 9:28 a.m. yesterday, although the site could not find the surveillance video device, but at 9:13 a.m. there was a class of self-improvement to Hualien passed, so the study concluded that the engineering car was between 13 and 28 minutes to slide down the track.
Accident review
For the outside world questioned whether the seriousness of the deaths and injuries related to the opening of station tickets, Wang Guozai said he would try again to clarify the information, if the correlation is really high, the Taiwan Railway must review. Taiwan Railway Administration Deputy Director Du Wei said that the casualty statistics are being used to compare the situation of station tickets on sale, but the impact occurred at 130 kilometers per hour, the purchaser of a station ticket will definitely fall, and whether to consider the future restrictions on station tickets, etc., the follow-up to review and improve according to the results of the comparison.
The cause of the accident was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Investigation Board.
Site management
Taiwan Railway Bureau deputy director Du Wei said yesterday has begun a comprehensive inventory of sites along the line, but Qingming evacuation was originally planned to stop all construction along the line. Du Wei pointed out that the possible occurrence of track invasion of the project have gone to the inventory, if not to meet the standard will not resume work.
As to whether the accident site in accordance with the contract to set up a fence, Du Wei said, the project contract on the construction of safety protection are provided for, as for the provisions of the content still need to understand.
Claim for compensation
Du Wei said, for the blame and should be responsible for, the Taiwan Railway Bureau will study, including the construction manufacturers and Yi Xiang Industrial Society, etc., will also be prudent in accordance with the contract to deal with the issue of compensation.
Site situation and traffic evacuation
Wang Guosai said that the first car and the second car have been towed away, but the track has been damaged 100 meters to wait until after the repair, in order to carry out the separation of the third car, there are already some of the remains of the victims. Secretary of the Fire Department Wu Liang Yun also said that the current scene continues to rescue, will try to move the remains out as soon as possible
Announcing the list of the dead and injured
Taiwan Railways Board set up a special area on the official website on the 3rd, “0402 Taiwan Railways 408th Taroko accident”, to announce the list of the dead and injured for family inquiries.
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