Suspicion Falls on Brake Fail-Safe in Taiwan Train Disaster
The crash killed 18 people and injured nearly 200 others
Taiwanese state media broadcast footage showing the moment a crowded express train derailed in Taiwan, leaving about 20 people dead in one of the island's worst railway disasters.
A critical safety system may not have been operating on a Taiwanese train that crashed Sunday, killing 18 people and injuring at least 187 others, according to the director-general of the Taiwan Railways Administration.
Lu Chieh-shen said he suspected that the driver of the train had switched off his automatic train protection system, which applies the brake automatically whenever a train exceeds the speed limit, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported Monday. However, Mr. Lu stressed in the interview it was too early to know...