Cel puţin 48 de oameni au murit după ce a deraiat un tren în Taiwan (Video&Foto)

48 de persoane au murit în urma deraierii unui tren aglomerat, vineri, într-un tunel din estul Taiwanului, a anunţat poliţia feroviară.

Inițial se anunțase că 36 de pasageri au murit, dar bilanțul a crescut, conform Reuters. De asemenea, numărul răniților este 66.

Trenul, care a deraiat, transporta aproximativ 490 de pasageri şi plecase din capitala Taipei cu destinaţia Taitung, oraş situat în sud-estul insulei.

Today, a very serious train accident occurred in Hualien, Taiwan. The train derailed and deformed. At least 36 people lost their lives and suffered heavy casualties. pic.twitter.com/iSSyid04AO
— MilkTeaAlliancetaiwan奶茶聯盟台灣???????? (@4tDOkDjzvxWQlj3) April 2, 2021

Breaking: Fire department says several feared dead and injured after a train carrying around 350 passengers derailed in a tunnel in Hualien County, Taiwan. (Video via 鄭榮貴 on Facebook) pic.twitter.com/WTyMeoXJQ1
— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) April 2, 2021

A train crash in Taiwan has left at least 36 people without vital signs, the Transportation Ministry says, and many passengers remain trapped. pic.twitter.com/DpnIBw3ExS
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) April 2, 2021

A Taiwan express train with almost 500 aboard derailed in a tunnel, killing dozens and injuring many in the island’s worst rail disaster in almost four decades https://t.co/FEe74TQcAb pic.twitter.com/HMLPc2eZSo
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 2, 2021