The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is to terminate its contract with Hung Yang Construction Co (虹揚營造) after one of its workers was hit by a northbound Taroko Express train near Yilan on Saturday morning, TRA Director-General Du Wei (杜微) said yesterday.
The agency and the Railway Police Bureau said that a male worker surnamed Wang (王), 52, was believed to have tried to cross the tracks as a shortcut to another platform.
After becoming aware of an approaching train, Wang attempted to backtrack, but was unable to get to safety in time, CCTV footage provided by the TRA showed.
The train made an
Taroko Express nearly hits worker on tracks
By Chiang Chih-hsiung, Cheng Wei-chi and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) yesterday reported an incident involving yet another Taroko Express train, this time near Wuta Station (武塔) in Yilan County’s Nanao Township (南澳).
Taroko Express No. 405, which was traveling east to New Taipei City’s Shulin District (樹林) from Taitung County, nearly hit a worker surnamed Wang (王) when passing through the station at 8:32am, the TRA said.
The worker was walking on the railway tracks from the second platform to the first platform, the railway agency said.
Despite the train driver slamming on the emergency brakes, Wang fell to the ground, but fortunately only sustained minor injuries, it said.