Driver in deadly train accident says investigators hid crucial facts

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/26
By: Wang Yang-yu and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) The driver of a Puyuma Express train that derailed last year in Yilan killing 18

people said Thursday that the investigators in the case had buried evidence that showed he was not to blame for the accident.

Yu Chen-chung (尤振仲), who was charged with involuntary manslaughter, said that on the day of the accident — Oct. 21, 2018 — he reported a problem with the train before he started on the route but was ignored by his superiors at Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA).

Speaking at a press conference, Yu said his worksheet for that day was a record of his report and there was also video footage showing his superiors handing him the key card to drive the train, despite his complaint.

However, none of that evidence has appeared in a report produced the Cabinet-appointed investigative team, Yu said, accusing the investigators of suppressing the evidence and deliberately skirting crucial facts in the accident.    [FULL  STORY]