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Date: 2018/10/24
By: International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT)
Credit: Reuters / Lee Kun Han
The Yilan District Court said the driver of the Puyuma Express that derailed Sunday in Yilan had turned off the automatic train protection (ATP) system and was operating the train manually prior to the accident.
According to the court, the driver, Yu Chen-chung (尤振仲), shut off the system near Daxi Station because he was having problems accelerating and that was the reason the train took a curve too fast and derailed.
The court said Yu told prosecutors the speedometer was not showing the correct speed and he believed the train was traveling at 82 kilometers per hour when the train entered the curve at Xinma Station.
Prosecutors have determined the train was traveling at 140 kilometers per hour and said the driver should have been aware of the speed and taken precautions, which indicates possible professional negligence. [FULL STORY]
