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
Six people died yesterday when a tour bus carrying 45 passengers crashed into the side of a mountain along the Suhua Highway.
Ten people were severely injured and five had minor injuries.
The Yilan County Fire Department said that it received a report of the accident at 4:29pm, adding that it is still investigating the cause.
The bus had been manufactured in January 2018 and had passed its regular inspection this year, the Directorate-General of Highways said.
The driver, surnamed Yu (游), had obtained his license for large vehicles on March 30 last year, it added.
Yu said that the brakes were not working.
New Taipei