Train derailment Taiwan, Image: EPA/Keelung City Fire Department

Dozens of people killed in train derailment Taiwan

EPA/Keelung City Fire Department

At least 51 people were killed by the derailment of a passenger train in Taiwan on Friday 2 April. It is the deadliest railway accident on the island in decades. The crash happened at the entrance of a tunnel, where the front of the train carrying 492 passengers was completely destroyed.

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Train derailment Taiwan, Image: EPA/Keelung City Fire Department

Dozens of people killed in train derailment Taiwan

EPA/Keelung City Fire Department

At least 51 people were killed by the derailment of a passenger train in Taiwan on Friday 2 April. It is the deadliest railway accident on the island in decades. The crash happened at the entrance of a tunnel, where the front of the train carrying 492 passengers was completely destroyed.

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Author: Esther Geerts

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