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Taiwan Train Crash: Over 50 Dead

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Taiwan’s worst train crash in decades leaves 51 dead, dozens injured
SEOUL — A construction truck that was improperly parked on a slope rolled down and collided with a passenger train on Friday morning, leaving it derailed in a tunnel on Taiwan’s east coast, according to Taiwan’s official Central News Agency (CNA).....
The accident has raised concerns about Taiwan’s transportation safety, following another deadly train crash three years earlier. In 2018, 18 people were killed and 215 injured when a train derailed in northeastern Taiwan.
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Usually the Taiwanese are pretty good at avoiding these sorts of things.

Ah...this explains it.
“Compared to the Taipei Metro and the Taiwan High Speed Rail in Taiwan, the Taiwan Railways Administration has a relatively high frequency of accidents,” Wei said.
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This was a "boutique" train, a sight seeing slow-mover, not a commuter.

 
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