Train derails along popular tourist route in Taiwan

Yesterday afternoon, a train passing through Yilan county in Taiwan’s north-east derailed on a coastal route popular with tourists.

The Puyuma Express 6432 was carrying 366 passengers when it went off the tracks between Dongshan and Suxin stations at 16.50.

Reports put the death toll at 18 people, while 168 others were injured, 10 of whom were in serious condition.

At least one of the passengers injured is a foreigner, a 43-year-old American woman.

Reportedly, many of the passengers who were hurled out of their seats were not wearing seat belts, which were not available to them.

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