An 80,000-tonne ship caused mayhem after it crashed into a port in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, today
The cargo vessel was coming in extremely close to the port when it suddenly collided with overhead crane
The crane was sent tumbling towards a stack of shipping containers, which fell towards terrified workers
Two engineers, aged 33 and 31, were trapped in collapsed wreckage and had to be rescued this afternoon
A port worker, 58, surnamed Chang, was sent to hospital for a cut on his arm after the shocking collapse
Last week, train service resumed through the Cingshuei Tunnel (清水隧道) in Hualien County, where the Taroko Express No. 408 derailment took place on April 2, and a new minister of transportation and communications stepped up after his predecessor resigned to take responsibility for the fatal accident.
The Executive Yuan also approved a draft amendment that would stiffen the penalties for offenders convicted of negligent homicide to especially target those charged with forgery and negligence after the derailment.
However, these should not be a farewell to the Taroko Express accident, but rather a reminder of what the government and the Taiwan Railways