American woman, 43, among the injured
WFMZ-TV News
Date: Oct 21, 2018
By: Yong Xiong reported from Beijing, Sheena McKenzie wrote in London
At least 22 people have been killed and 171 others injured after a train derailed in Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan, according to an update from the country’s transport ministry.
(CNN) – At least 18 people have been killed and 178 others injured after a train derailed in Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan, according to an update from the island’s transport ministry.
Initially, the ministry said 22 people died, but it later revised the number.
The train was traveling between the cities of Shulin and Taitung when it derailed Sunday on a coastal line reportedly popular with tourists.
The train was carrying 366 passengers when the accident occurred just before 5 p.m. local time, the transport ministry said. [FULL STORY]
