Taiwan train derailment kills at least 18
The accident took place in Yilan County just before 5 p.m. on Sunday, local time, on a line that is popular to tourists.
It was carrying 366 passengers and travelling between Taipei and the eastern county of Taitung when all eight of its carriages 객차, 탈것, 차 derailed. 탈선하다
The derailment 탈선 reportedly occurred on a bend 굽이, 굽은곳, 구부리다 near Xinma station, located about 70 kilometers from the capital.
It was unclear 명백하지 않은, 막연한, 이해하기 힘든 what caused the crash, but witnesses say they heard a loud noise then sparks and smoke.
Railway authorities have launched an investigation.
Hundreds of rescuers and military personnel worked through Sunday night to search of survivors, with ambulances stationed nearby.
Officials have been able to evacuate all survivors and remove all bodies from the wreckage 난파, 잔해, 파편.
Local media say the accident was Taiwan's deadliest rail disaster in more than three decades.
30 people were killed in a 1981 collision 충돌사고, 부딪침 in northern Taiwan.
The island's leader, Tsai Ing-wen, tweeted her condolences 애도, 조사, 애도의말 to the victims and their families, describing the incident as a major tragedy 비극.
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