A limiter eliminated by the machinist's accident train Abroad

The driver is now suspected of negligence. He admitted to the Yilan region court that he deactivated the limiter after the loss of speed of the train. "He should have turned the system on again at the next stage," said a court spokesman

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The machinist's lawyer stated that his client knew that he should have reactivated the system. The driver finally did not do so because he had his hands full of consultations on another problem that affected the speed of the train. "He admitted to being negligent, but wants to point out one thing: there was something wrong with the train," said the lawyer.

The passenger train derailed Sunday in the north-east of the country. Eighteen people were killed, 187 others were injured. According to the researchers, the speed of the vehicle was about 140 kilometers at the time, to a place where it was allowed about 70 kilometers to the hour.

The driver himself was injured in the accident and was released on bail. He can not leave the country. The head of the government team in charge of the disaster investigation said earlier that it was not clear why the speed limiter had not worked.