CAUTION: The Cabinet task force investigating the fatal accident said it is still going through evidence and has not yet made a conclusion that it was due to human error
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 25, 2018
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
While the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) yesterday attributed Sunday’s deadly
Yellow ribbons with prayers and wishes for people injured in Sunday’s deadly train derailment are pictured yesterday at Saint Mary’s Hospital Luodong in Yilan County.
Photo copied by Chiang Chih-hsiung, Taipei Times
train derailment to the driver, the Executive Yuan said that an investigation has not turned up evidence that the accident was due to human error.
The driver operating the Puyuma Express train that derailed in Yilan County turned off the automatic train protection (ATP) system without informing the dispatch and distribution office, the TRA said.
TRA operations were under scrutiny yesterday at the legislature’s Transportation Committee in the wake of the accident that killed 18 passengers and injured 190 people.
Lawmakers were particularly concerned about why the ATP system, which should be activated when a driver exceeds the speed limit, was turned off by the driver, surnamed You (尤). [FULL STORY]
