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YILAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – The driver of a derailed train in Taiwan, killing 18 people and injuring 187, was released on bail Tuesday after being arrested for taking part in the island's worst railway disaster for decades. decades.
Rescuers are working on the site where a train derailed in Yilan County, Taiwan, on October 22, 2018. REUTERS / Stringer
The driver, You Zhen-zhong, 48, was released on bail for 500,000 Tanzanian pesos ($ 16,167) after being arrested for investigation, the Taiwan Railway Authority said.
You were treated at the hospital following Sunday's accident in Yilan County, in the mountainous northeastern part of the island.
A first investigation revealed that the speed was perhaps the cause of the accident, announced the Central News Agency.
The train derailed in a curve while traveling at nearly 140 km / h (140 km / h), above the maximum speed of 46 mph (74 km / h), reported the report. news agency, quoting the head of the investigation team, Wu Ze. -Cheng.
Further investigation is needed to determine the cause, he said.
The train data recorder, which includes tracking speed, has been sent to prosecutors for review.
The disaster was the deadliest train accident in Taiwan since the 1981 crash that claimed the lives of 30 people.
The head of the state railway administration, Lu Jie-shen, has proposed to resign, but the Minister of Transport has not accepted this proposal, said the l & # 39; authority of the railways.
Report by Yimou Lee; Edited by Robert Birsel
