Cel putin 17 persoane au murit, iar alte 150 au fost ranite dupa ce un tren a deraiat in provincia Yilan, aflata in estul Taiwanului, a informat duminica Administratia Cailor Ferate din Taiwan.
Autoritatile au anuntat ca au demarat o ancheta pentru a stabili cauza incidentului, care s-a produs la ora locala 16:50 (ora Romaniei, 11:50).
Cinci din opt vagoane s-au rasturnat. Directorul general al Administratiei Cailor Ferate din Taiwan, Jason Lu, si-a prezentat scuzele public in cadrul unei conferinte de presa sustinuta la Taipei.
Trenul, care calatorea catre Taitung, un oras din estul Taiwanului, transporta 366 de pasageri.
Jason Lu a anuntat ca pasagerii raniti au fost transportati la mai diferite spitale din regiune, iar serviciile de interventie cerceteaza daca exista si alte victime.
A train heading from Taipei to Hualien derailed near Yilang county. 3 dead so far, 20 injured. I am on a delayed train heading towards Taipei in the opposite direction. https://t.co/I88pDyHt8x pic.twitter.com/Swl1NHo4ou
- mrbrown (@mrbrown) October 21, 2018
At least 22 people have died and 171 others were injured after an express train derailed in Taiwan.
This aerial footage shows the scale of the disaster https://t.co/hdtOa2JIff pic.twitter.com/O9cJhWRYII
- ITV News (@itvnews) October 21, 2018
Train underwent multiple emergency brakes before accident: passengerhttps://t.co/zefrESAGZ8 pic.twitter.com/9V8lYa9O5g #taiwan #news
- Taiwan News 911 (@TaiwanNews911) October 21, 2018