Taiwan train crash: new footage released as experts piece together last moments theguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Truck fell onto track less than 2 minutes before fatal train crash
04/06/2021 10:49 PM
Image courtesy of the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board
Taipei, April 6 (CNA) The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) has deduced that the fatal collision between a Taroko express train and a crane truck on April 2 occurred less than two minutes after the truck fell onto the track near the entrance to the Qingshui Tunnel in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan.
The organization, which is independent of the government, announced at a presentation in Taipei Tuesday the findings of its investigation into the accident that killed 50 people and injured over 200.
Its results were based on data and video chips retrieved from the train s drive recorder and its automatic protection and control and management systems.
The Straits Times
Taiwan train accident: Truck hit tracks about a minute before train reached spot
Prosecutors are working to determine if the driver failed to secure the parking brake or if the truck suffered a mechanical failure.PHOTO: TAIWAN TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
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Suspect ID d at scene of Taiwan s worst train derailment in decades kyodonews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kyodonews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Reuters Staff
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - The truck which collided with a Taiwanese express train last week killing 50 people slid onto the tracks only around one minute before the accident happened, the government said on Tuesday, as it released dramatic footage of the impact.
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The packed train carrying almost 500 passengers and crew slammed into a truck near the eastern city of Hualien on Friday, causing it to derail and the front and middle parts to crumple. It was the island’s worst rail accident in seven decades.
The truck had slid down a sloping road from a building site onto the tracks just outside a tunnel. Officials suspect the truck’s brakes were not properly applied and are investigating the manager of the site.