Officials said the accident could have been caused by a maintenance vehicle sliding down an embankment and striking the train before it entered the tunnel near the coastal city of HualienTAIPEI - Dozens of people are feared dead after a packed train derailed inside a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday at the start of a long holiday weekend, with rescuers still scrambling to reach others trapped inside.
Officials said the accident could have been caused by a maintenance vehicle sliding down an embankment and striking the train before it entered the tunnel near the coastal city of Hualien. The Central Emergency Operation Center gave a lower suspected death toll of 26 people showing no signs of life.People further back in the train were able to walk away from the crash comparatively unscathed.Central Emergency Operation Center/AFP | Handout
The accident occurred at the start of the busy annual Tomb Sweeping Festival, a long holiday weekend when Taiwan's roads and railways are usually packed.
Oh no! This is double trouble because now they cannot reach the severely injured fast enough to save life and limb.😢
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