DRIVER’S STATEMENT: Yu Chen-chung wrote that he had not recovered from his injuries, but was cooperating with investigators and had described his actions
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 27, 2018
By: Chien Li-chung and Chang Yi-chen / Staff reporters
The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday said it would investigate the procedures
Puyuma Express train driver Yu Chen-chung’s daughter, right, and her brother attend a news conference at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Luodong Township, Yilan County, yesterday.
Photo: CNA
the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) used to bid for and assess Puyuma Express trains eight years ago.
Prosecutors do not rule out forgery charges being laid, the office said amid its investigation of the derailment of Puyuma Express Train No. 6432 in Yilan County on Sunday.
The train left the tracks as it was passing Sinma (新馬) Railway Station, killing 18 people and injuring nearly 200.
The TRA has said speed played a role, after the driver switched off the automatic train protection (ATP) controls without informing dispatchers. [FULL STORY]
