{"id":119542,"date":"2021-04-02T05:34:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T05:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=119542"},"modified":"2021-04-02T05:34:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T05:34:20","slug":"train-crashes-in-eastern-taiwan-killing-dozens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/train-crashes-in-eastern-taiwan-killing-dozens\/","title":{"rendered":"Train crashes in eastern Taiwan killing dozens"},"content":{"rendered":"
Taipei: <\/strong>A train partially derailed along Taiwan\u2019s east coast, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens, police said.<\/p>\n Local media reported 350 passengers were on board.<\/p>\n Reports said a truck fell from a cliff above and landed on the tracks, where a train emerging from a tunnel smashed into it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A passenger, centre, is helped to climb out of a derailed train in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan on Friday.<\/span>Credit:<\/span>hsnewsTV\/AP<\/cite><\/p>\n With much of the train still trapped in the tunnel, escaping passengers were forced to scale doors, windows and roofs to reach safety.<\/p>\n The crash occurred near the Toroko Gorge scenic area around 9am, local time, on Friday the first day of the four-day Tomb Sweeping Festival.<\/p>\n At least 36 people died and 72 were injured, the Transport Ministry said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rescue workers are seen near the site of a partial train derailment in Toroko Gorge in Taiwan\u2019s eastern Hualien region on Friday.<\/span>Credit:<\/span>National Fire Agency\/AP<\/cite><\/p>\n Television footage and photos posted by people at the scene on the website of the official Central News Agency showed people climbing out of the open door of a railcar just outside the entrance to the tunnel. The inside of one car was pushed all the way into the adjacent seat.<\/p>\n Taiwan\u2019s last major rail crash was in October 2018 when an express train derailed while rounding a tight corner on the northeast coast, killing at least 18 people and injuring nearly 200.<\/p>\n In 1991, a collision in western Taiwan killed 30 people and injured 112 in its deadliest train accident.<\/p>\n AP, Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n More to come<\/strong><\/p>\nMost Viewed in World<\/h2>\n
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