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| At least 17 dead, 120+ injured in catastrophic train derailment in Taiwan (DISTURBING PHOTOS, VIDEO) | |
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| Taiwanese authorities have confirmed that at least 17 people have been killed and more than 120 others injured after a high-speed train derailed in the north east of the country. | Taiwanese authorities have confirmed that at least 17 people have been killed and more than 120 others injured after a high-speed train derailed in the north east of the country. |
| The Puyuma Express derailed as it traveled between Shulin and Taitung shortly before 5pm local time on Sunday, according to railway officials. | The Puyuma Express derailed as it traveled between Shulin and Taitung shortly before 5pm local time on Sunday, according to railway officials. |
| Video footage from the crash site shows several carriages overturned on a coastal railway in Yilan County, an area popular among tourists. | |
| Rescue services are at the scene. More than 30 people are still trapped in the train as of Sunday evening, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency. | |
| “As of 6.30pm there are 17 dead on site and 126 people injured,” the Taiwan Railways Administration said in a statement to Reuters. | |
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