• A general view shows the location where a Puyuma Express train derailed in Yilan, eastern Taiwan. AFP
    A general view shows the location where a Puyuma Express train derailed in Yilan, eastern Taiwan. AFP
  • Carriages of the Puyuma Express train in Taiwan's northeastern Yilan county, a day after the train derailed at high speed near Xinma station. . AFP
    Carriages of the Puyuma Express train in Taiwan's northeastern Yilan county, a day after the train derailed at high speed near Xinma station. . AFP
  • A policeman takes photographs of a passenger's belonging on the crashed Puyuma Express. AFP
    A policeman takes photographs of a passenger's belonging on the crashed Puyuma Express. AFP
  • Rescuers uses crane to remove the derailed train on the site of accident in Yilan, Taiwan. EPA
    Rescuers uses crane to remove the derailed train on the site of accident in Yilan, Taiwan. EPA
  • Rescuers use a crane to remove a derailed train at the site of the accident in Yilan, Taiwan. EPA
    Rescuers use a crane to remove a derailed train at the site of the accident in Yilan, Taiwan. EPA
  • Investigators check a laptop at a platform where a Puyuma Express train derailed in Yilan, eastern Taiwan. AFP
    Investigators check a laptop at a platform where a Puyuma Express train derailed in Yilan, eastern Taiwan. AFP
  • Rescue workers work at the site where a train derailed in Yilan county, Taiwan. REUTERS
    Rescue workers work at the site where a train derailed in Yilan county, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • An overturned train is seen in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
    An overturned train is seen in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • An overturned train is seen in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
    An overturned train is seen in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • A rescuer breaks the window of a carriage of a train which had overturned during a rescue operation in Yilan County, Taiwan. REUTERS
    A rescuer breaks the window of a carriage of a train which had overturned during a rescue operation in Yilan County, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • The wreckage of a train which had overturned is pictured during a rescue operation in Yilan County, Taiwan. REUTERS
    The wreckage of a train which had overturned is pictured during a rescue operation in Yilan County, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • A relative cries at hospital in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
    A relative cries at hospital in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • A relative attends a ceremony paying tribute to the victims of a train derailment in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
    A relative attends a ceremony paying tribute to the victims of a train derailment in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • A relative of victims of a train derailment reacts at a hospital in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
    A relative of victims of a train derailment reacts at a hospital in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • Rescue workers work at the site where a train derailed in Yilan county, Taiwan. REUTERS
    Rescue workers work at the site where a train derailed in Yilan county, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • Workers survey the aftermath of a train derailment in Yilan county, northeastern Taiwan. AP Photo
    Workers survey the aftermath of a train derailment in Yilan county, northeastern Taiwan. AP Photo
  • Workers walk around derailed train as they prepare to clear the accident site, in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
    Workers walk around derailed train as they prepare to clear the accident site, in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits family relatives of victims of train derailment, in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
    Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits family relatives of victims of train derailment, in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • An overturned train is seen in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
    An overturned train is seen in Yilan, Taiwan. REUTERS
  • A crane lifts a train which had overturned in Yilan County, Taiwan. REUTERS
    A crane lifts a train which had overturned in Yilan County, Taiwan. REUTERS

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Eighteen killed in Taiwan high-speed train crash - in pictures

At least 18 people dead and 180 injured in accident

The National

October 22, 2018

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Rescuers searched through wreckage on Monday after one of Taiwan's fastest passenger trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 180 others.

The Puyuma express ran off the tracks late on Sunday afternoon as it went around a bend, throwing train cars into a zig-zag pattern with five left lying on their sides. There was no immediate word on the cause. Survivors interviewed by Taiwan's official Central News Agency said the driver had applied emergency brakes multiple times before the train derailed.

Most of the deaths were in the first car, and it was unclear whether other people were trapped in the train, according to a government spokesman.

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