Train Derails in Taiwan Leaves at Least 51 Dead and Dozens Injured
Train Derails in Taiwan Leaves at Least 51 Dead and Dozens Injured Don't like to read? An express passenger train carrying 496 passengers derailed after colliding with a truck killing 51 and injuring at least 146. The Taiwan Railway Administration reports the worst train accident in decades occurred near Chongde, Hualien, on Saturday, April 2, 2021, reports the South China Morning Post. The Taroko Express was traveling to Taitung from New Taipei City when the accident happened at about 9:30 a.m. local time (9:30 p.m. ET April 1). The eight-car train was about to enter the Chingshui Tun...