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High-Speed Train Derails in Taiwan’s East Coast, Killing 51
- Rail accident is the deadliest in at least four decades
- Transportation minister said he will shoulder responsibility
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A passenger train derailed on the east coast of Taiwan, killing 51 people including two drivers and injuring more than 100 in the deadliest train accident in decades.
The eight-coach Taroko Express crashed at a tunnel in Hualien County at around 9:30 a.m., according to the National Fire Agency. There were 492 passengers in total, plus four staff, the Taiwan Railways Administration said. The train was heading south along the east coast to Taitung. Four coaches of the train were mangled after hitting a wall.