Hualien train derailment

On 2 April 2021, at  , a Taroko Express train operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) derailed at the north entrance of Qingshui Tunnel in Heren Section, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. It killed at least 51 people and injured more than 202 others.

At the time of the accident, the train was carrying 488 passengers. The eight-carriage train derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien City, after crashing with a construction truck which fell off the bridge above it.

Reactions

In the home page of Google Taiwan, It has added the picture of black ribbon in the search bar on 3 April to symbloize the mourning of the deaths in this issue.
Taiwan - Republic of China
Since 3 April, Executive Yuan will half-mast for 3 days to mourn for the deaths in this accident.明起全國降半旗3天 悼台鐵半世紀來最慘重傷亡 中時新聞網

Foreign reactions
Hong Kong
Hong Kong artist Chapman To announced to donate 1 million New Taiwan dollar to the families of the dead people. Hong Kong political scientist and columnist Simon Shen donated 1 million New Taiwan dollar to Taiwan government by his firm in Taiwan.

References

Category:2021 disasters in Asia
Category:2020s in Taiwan
Category:April 2021 events
Category:Disasters in Taiwan
Category:Railway accidents in Asia