Deputy transportation minister named minister in wake of train crash
04/19/2021 07:48 PM
Wang Kwo-tsai. CNA file photo
Taipei, April 19 (CNA) Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) will replace Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) as head of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) after Lin resigned to take responsibility for a deadly train accident earlier this month.
The 62-year-old Wang, who has been the MOTC s deputy political minister since May 2016, was chosen because of his experience and expertise in public transportation, Cabinet spokesperson Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) said at a press conference Monday.
Wang also has excellent communication skills and played a pivotal role in resolving a strike of one of Taiwan s major carriers, China Airlines (CAL), in 2019, according to Lo.
Hualien railway section opens 2 weeks after fatal train crash
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7 indicted in Taiwan s deadliest train crash in decades
04/16/2021 10:40 PM
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A slide used by the Hualien District Prosecutors Office to explain its findings regarding the April 2 train crash. CNA photo April 16, 2021
Taipei, April 16 (CNA) The Hualien District Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted seven individuals for offenses related to the Taroko Express train crash on April 2 that killed 49 people and injured more than 200 others, the deadliest train accident Taiwan has seen in seven decades.
Lee Yi-hsiang (李義祥), the driver of the crane truck that fell onto the track just a minute before the train crashed into it as it was entering a tunnel, was charged with negligence causing death, according to a press release issued by the district prosecutors office.
Death toll in Hualien train crash revised to 49: prosecutors
04/11/2021 08:37 PM
CNA photo April 2, 2021
Taipei, April 11 (CNA) The Hualien District Prosecutors Office on Sunday finalized its count of the number of deaths in a Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) train accident in the county on April 2, revising previous number to 49 from 50 after all human remains were identified.
Certificates of the bodies have been handed out to all family members of the victims, including one French national and two American nationals, said Hualien chief prosecutor Chou Fang-yi (周芳怡).
The office had listed 50 deaths previously because there were remains it could not identify, but now the problem was solved after thorough DNA examinations, Chou said.
New evidence suggests driver sought to retrieve truck before crash: source
04/08/2021 09:42 PM
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Crane truck driver Lee Yi-hsiang (in yellow) escorted by police as he enters Hualien District Prosecutors Office on Thursday.
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Newly surfaced evidence suggests that Lee Yi-hsiang (李義祥), the driver of the crane truck that caused the deadly train crash on April 2, tried but failed to maneuver his truck from where it had got stuck in roadside bushes shortly before the accident, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Thursday that based on new evidence, Lee had tried to extricate the truck with an excavator.
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