中國臺灣地區對導致18人死亡的列車出軌事故展開調查

OfficiAls in Taiwan have launched an investigation into what caused a train derailment Sunday that killed at least 18 people and injured around 175 others.

President Tsai Ing-wen visited the accident site in the northeastern Yilan county on Monday where she met with family members of the victims.

The train carrying more than 360 passengers derailed on a popular coastal route on its way from a suburb of Taipei to the southeastern city of Taitung.

Some passengers interviewed by news agencies said they felt the Puyuma Express train was going too fast.

All of the train's eight carriages derailed, and five of them were flipped over, according to a statement from the Taiwan Railways Administration.

Photos of the scene showed the train cars lying zig-zagged across the track.

Rescue efforts went into the night Sunday with workers using flashlights and cranes to move around and lift up the derailed cars.

The area was cleared enough Monday to allow rail service to resume.中國臺灣地區官員開始着手調查星期天一列火車車出軌的原因。這起事故造成至少18人死亡，約175人受傷。

臺灣地區“總統”蔡英文週一訪問了宜蘭縣東北部的事故現場，並接見了遇難者家屬。

這列載有360多名乘客的火車在從臺北郊區到東南部城市臺東的一條常用的沿海鐵路線出軌。

接受新聞機構採訪的一些乘客表示，他們認爲普悠瑪列車的行駛速度太快了。

根據臺灣地區鐵路局的一份聲明，火車的所有8節車廂都出軌了，其中5節車廂傾覆。

現場照片顯示，火車車廂橫七豎八地倒在鐵軌附近。

救援工作進行到星期天夜裏，工人們打着手電，用起重機四處移動擡走出軌車廂。

出事地點週一已基本清理，足以恢復鐵路運輸服務。