The incident occurred at Hsinchu Station at about 10:00 a.m. the morning of Jan. 1
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/01/01
By: Wang Shu-fen and Elizabeth Hsu,Central News Agency
TAIPEI (CNA) — A passenger who was waiting on the platform at Hsinchu Station on
Site of the accident at Hsinchu Station (By Central News Agency)
Monday fell onto the tracks and was killed by a northbound express train, Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said.
The passenger, who has not yet been identified, was struck by a Tze-chiang Limited Express train that was traveling from Pingtung County in the south to Keelung in the north of the country, the TRA said.
After the accident at 9:59 a.m., the platform at Hsinchu Station was closed for about 90 minutes and all 390 passengers aboard the Tze-chiang express were transferred to another train, the TRA said.
A total of four trains and 2,390 passengers were affected, the TRA added. [FULL STORY]