Crash

The Hualien District Court has awarded 23-million N-T in compensation to the
victims of 2021 Taroko Express train crash.

The eight carriage train derailed after colliding with a construction truck
that had fallen off its perch and onto the tracks, causing Taiwan's deadliest
crash in 70 years.

The accident killed 49 people and left 200 others injured.

The court ordered contractors to pay compensation to the Taiwan Railway
Corporation, which filed a civil case holding them partly liable for
compensating victims and their families.

The railway corporation had initially been seeking 170-million N-T in
compensation from the contractors after it paid 15.7-million N-T to the
relatives of each of the deceased, and also covered other medical and funeral
expenses.

However, the court also said the railway corporation was partly to blame for
the accident due to poor supervision.

The ruling can be appealed.