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Taiwan’s Transport Minister said he would not neglect responsibility for the deadly train accident on Friday (2/4). This was announced after the prime minister rejected his offer to resign.
As reported ReutersOn Sunday (4/4/2021) the accident occurred after an express train collided with a truck skidding on the tracks near the eastern coastal city of Hualien on Friday. In Taiwan’s worst train accident in 7 decades, 51 people were confirmed dead.
Speaking at the scene of the accident, Lin Chia-lung said that she would not avoid taking responsibility for the horrible incident.
“I am also tasked with minimizing the damage caused by the entire accident. After all rescue work is completed, I will take responsibility,” he said.
Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang said that Lin had verbally offered to resign on Saturday (3/4), but Su refused. He said current efforts should focus on rescuing and restoring the railways.
Taiwan prosecutors are investigating a construction site manager, Lee Yi-hsiang, whose truck is suspected of not braking properly. Lee was briefly released, but after the prosecutor filed an appeal, Lee’s case would be sent back to a lower court.
The Ministry of Transport, and the railway administration that runs it, face scrutiny, including why there was no fence in place and if too many separate tickets were sold.
Authorities say there were nearly 500 people in the car: 372 people were sitting and another 120 were standing in the aisle.
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