The number of casualties continues to rise, according to the latest statistics, there have been at least 51 deaths and 146 minor injuries, which is the most serious railroad accident in Taiwan in at least 40 years. Taiwan’s official 2 night correction accident on the day the death toll reduced to 50. about the Taiwan Railway “Taroko” derailment accident, the investigation will focus on the train should be in closed space operation, but there is a construction vehicle invasion, why the construction site did not set up a fence?
According to Reuters, Taiwan’s train derailment is the most tragic railway accident in decades. According to Taiwan Railways, the 51 dead included the driver and assistant driver, and one of the remaining 49 passengers was a Frenchman.
Taiwan Transportation Safety Investigation Board (TSIB) said that the Taiwan Railway “Taroko” derailment accident, the investigation will focus on the train should be running in a closed space, but there is a construction vehicle invasion, why the construction site did not set up a fence?
According to the safety experts in a press conference, “the train must run in a closed space, no one or running tools invasion, why did not do the fence?”
Another for whether the engineering car did not pull the hand brake and slipped off the track, the Transportation Safety Board experts pointed out that the wreckage of the engineering car left at the scene showed that the gear was in neutral, but further investigation is still needed.
The Fire Department said the train was headed from Taipei to Taitung and was filled with passengers returning home or on a trip at the start of the long weekend holiday. The train was derailed in northern Hualien County, suspected to have been caused by a construction vehicle that slid off the track and the train was unable to brake in time to crash, leading to the accident. The train was carrying 492 passengers, plus a total of 496 crew members including the driver.
In response to the accident, President Tsai Ing-wen said during her visit to the Taiwan Railway Disaster Response Center that she would continue to do her best to rescue, fully assist the families of the dead and injured, dispatch and repair eastern traffic, and thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident.
In response to the accident damage compensation, the FSC said that according to the Taiwan Railway Passenger Transportation Liability Insurance, the deceased will be compensated 2.5 million Taiwan dollars, 1.4 million for serious injuries and 400,000 Taiwan dollars for injury medical treatment. The insurance policy is signed by Cathay Financial Holdings’ general insurance company. The Ministry of Transportation pointed out that each deceased will be compensated for 5.4 million Taiwan dollars.
Reuters said images from the accident site showed that the carriage inside the tunnel broke off upon impact, while the carriage behind it was deformed, preventing rescuers from entering.
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