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President, government officials donate salaries for TRA train crash
04/05/2021 04:45 PM
President Tsai Ing-wen. CNA file photo
Taipei, April 5 (CNA) Taiwan s top government officials, including President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), will donate one month s salary to the victims of the tragic April 2 train crash that took place in Hualien County, Presidential Office spokesperson Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said Monday.
Tsai, Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) will donate the money to exclusive accounts designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), said Chang.
A Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) Taroko Express train bound from New Taipei for Taitung County hit a crane truck on the track near the entrance to the Qingshui Tunnel in Hualien County on Friday at 9:28 a.m.