![]() ![]() According to officials, the train would required 600m or 16.6s to come into complete stop, but when the truck was in view of the train operator, he only had 250m or 6.9s to react to it. The train was traveling at a speed of 125km/h before entering the tunnel and he did applied air brakes, but with the speed and slightly curved path, it was impossible for the train to stop before colliding with the demised truck. Although part of the video was to determine if the fault was on the train operator that he didn’t stop in time, train’s control system showed Mr Yuan has attempted to stop the train. ![]() The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) has recovered a footage taken by 33-year-old train operator Yuan Chun-hsiu’s cabin which shows how the accident has happened. The train was en route to the southeastern coastal city of Taitung from New Taipei City. 50 people were killed and more than 200 others injured. ![]() 2nd April 2021 – It has been Taiwan’s worst train accident disaster in seven decades, after a eight-carriage train Taroko express carrying 496 passengers collided with a driverless lorry crane truck causing it to derail. ![]()
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