Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-10-22
Rescue workers toiled through the night searching for signs of life at the site of a fatal
President Tsai (second left) visited train crash victims on Monday (St. Mary’s Hospital Luodong picture)
train crash that took place on Sunday afternoon in eastern Taiwan. As of Monday evening, the death toll was unchanged at 18, with another 187 injured.
Puyuma Express #6432 was traveling through Yilan County, bound for the southeastern city of Taitung when the accident occurred at about 4:50pm on Sunday. All eight of the train’s cars derailed as it rounded a bend and passed through Hsinma Station. Four cars tipped over in the crash.
President Tsai Ing-wen visited injured passengers at four different hospitals in Yilan County on Monday morning. She also gave her condolences to those who lost their lives in the accident. [FULL STORY]