The rail disaster – which officials are calling the deadliest of its kind in Taiwan’s history – happened after a train carrying more than 400 people collided with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill. Railways news officer Weng Hui-ping called the crash Taiwan’s deadliest rail disaster. THOUSANDS FLEE BURMA AIRSTRIKES, COMPLICATING CRISISThe stretch of track where the orange-striped train came to a halt hugs the coastline. Taiwan's last major rail crash was in October 2018, when an express train derailed while rounding a tight corner on the northeast coast, killing at least 18 people and injuring nearly 200. In 1991, a collision in western Taiwan killed 30 people and another crash a decade earlier also killed 30.

Source: Fox News April 02, 2021 05:53 UTC