Relatives of a victim grieve near the site where a train derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. Photo: EPA-EFE Relatives of a victim grieve near the site where a train derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. Photo: EPA-EFE
Relatives of a victim grieve near the site where a train derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Taiwan truck driver appears in court over fatal train crash

  • The construction site boss whose vehicle rolled down a hill and was hit by an express was released on bail
  • Accident left 51 people dead, making it the island’s worst rail disaster in seven decades

Topic |   Taiwan Taroko Express train crash
Kristin Huang
Kristin Huang

Updated: 11:01pm, 13 Apr, 2021

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Relatives of a victim grieve near the site where a train derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. Photo: EPA-EFE Relatives of a victim grieve near the site where a train derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. Photo: EPA-EFE
Relatives of a victim grieve near the site where a train derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. Photo: EPA-EFE
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