At least 36 people were feared dead with many others injured after a passenger train carrying around 350 people derailed in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan on Friday, according to local media.
The train, which was traveling to Taitung, came off the rails in a tunnel at around 9:00 a.m. local time, causing some carriages to hit the walls, the fire department said.
A rescue mission is underway.
In 2018, a passenger train with 366 passengers on board derailed in Taiwan’s Yilan County, claiming 18 lives and wounding over 160.