(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least 18 people have been killed and 187 injured after a passenger trained derailed in North-East Taiwan.
Railway Authorities say they are investigating the accident, which happened in Yilan County on Sunday (21).
A total of 366 passengers were on the train when all eight of its carriages derailed. All have been accounted for.
The incident is Taiwan’s worst rail accident in 27-years. At least three children were among the dead.
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