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((Short description|Railway accident in Taiwan))
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| location            = Qingshui Tunnel, [[Xiulin, Hualien|Xiulin]]<br />[[Hualien County]]<!-- northern terminus of north-link line --><ref name="cna.location">((Cite web|url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/202104025003.aspx|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210403052054/https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/202104025003.aspx|title=台鐵太魯閣號事故50死 受困乘客全救出【更新】 &#124; 社會 &#124; 重點新聞 &#124; 中央社 CNA |trans-title=50 dead in Taiwan Railway Taroko accident, all trapped passengers rescued [Update] &#124; Society &#124; Key News &#124; Central News Agency CNA  |website=www.cna.com.tw|date=2 April 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021|archive-date=3 April 2021|url-status=live))</ref>
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On 2 April 2021, at 09:28&nbsp;[[Time in Taiwan|NST]] (01:28&nbsp;[[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]), a ''[[Taroko Express]]'' train operated by the [[Taiwan Railways Administration]] (TRA) [[derailment|derailed]] at the north entrance of Qingshui Tunnel in Heren Section, [[Xiulin Township]], [[Hualien County]], [[Taiwan]], killing 49 people and injuring at least 2<!-- leaving this at round number in lead since primary source has yet to confirm 202 value -->00 others.<ref name="Bloomberg" /><ref name="cnn">((cite news|date=2021-04-02|title=Passenger train carrying 490 derails in Taiwan, killing at least 50 and injuring dozens|website=[[CNN]]|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/01/asia/taiwan-train-derail-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2021-04-02))</ref><ref name="cna0402" /><ref name="NYTimes">((cite news|author1=Amy Qin|author2=Amy Chang Chien|date=1 April 2021|title=Taiwan Train Derails in Tunnel, Killing at Least 1 Person|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/world/asia/taiwan-train-derails.html|access-date=2 April 2021))</ref>((r|focustaiwan.0018))  At the time of the accident, the train was carrying 494 passengers.<ref name="mainichi.standing">((Cite web|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210404/p2g/00m/0in/071000c |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404162030/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210404/p2g/00m/0in/071000c |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-04 |title=Some 120 passengers were standing in derailed Taiwan train |website=mainichi.jp |access-date= 6 April 2021))</ref> The eight-carriage train derailed after colliding with a construction truck that had fallen down a slope onto the tracks north of [[Hualien City]]; the train came to rest in the tunnel, with severe damage and many casualties.<ref name="Ft20210402" /> The train incident was primarily due to human factors and was preventable, as an investigation from [[The New York Times]] revealed that it was "systemic failures at a government agency" including "a culture of complacency and weak oversight", that had made the disaster possible.<ref>((Cite news |last1=Qin |first1=Amy |last2=Chien |first2=Amy Chang |last3=Myers |first3=Steven Lee |date=2021-07-19 |title=This Train Crash Killed 49 People. It Didn't Have to Happen. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/world/asia/taiwan-train-crash.html |access-date=2023-02-14 |issn=0362-4331))</ref>

The accident is the deadliest train crash and second-deadliest rail accident in Taiwan, surpassed only by a train fire in 1948 which may have killed up to 64 people.<ref name="reutershistory">((Cite news |date=2021-04-02 |title=Factbox: Taiwan's worst train accidents |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-train-crashes-factbox-idUSKBN2BP0OQ |access-date=2021-04-02))</ref>((r|apnews))

== Background ==

[[File:Interior of an unit of TRA TEMU1010.jpg|thumb|left|Interior of a ''Taroko Express''<!-- temu1010, different from one in accident, temu1013+1014 --> in 2021<!-- incidentally taken on 2021.04.01, the day before the accident -->]]

The accident occurred on the first day of a four-day [[Qingming Festival]] holiday, which is typically a period of high traffic with people visiting the graves of deceased family members.<ref name="BBC">((Cite news|date=2 April 2021|title=Taiwan: At least 34 killed after train derails inside tunnel|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56612248|access-date=2 April 2021))</ref><ref name="Guardian">((cite news |last=Davidson |first=Helen |date=2 April 2021 |title=Taiwan train crash: dozens dead after express service derails in tunnel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/02/taiwan-train-crash-many-injured-at-start-of-holiday-weekend |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2 April 2021))</ref>  Many passengers had been standing at the time of the accident.((r|Reuters))

The ''[[Taroko Express]]'' is operated using eight-car, 376-seat trains.<ref name="taipeitimes.capacity">((Cite news |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/01/18/2003523487 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180228041110/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/01/18/2003523487 |archive-date=28 February 2018 |title=Driver killed as train plows into truck |newspaper=Taipei Times |date=18 January 2012 |access-date=2 April 2021 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name="hitachi">((Cite web |title=News Releases: January 9, 2015 |website=Hitachi Global |url=https://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/month/2015/01/150109.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210402153734/https://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/month/2015/01/150109.html |archive-date=2 April 2021 |access-date=2 April 2021 |url-status=live ))</ref>  It is part of the [[Tze-chiang limited express]] service<!-- which includes, amongst others, the puyuma express -->, the highest-class service in the TRA system.<!-- not covered by taipeitimes.capacity or hitachi sources -->  Since the ''Taroko Express'' is a [[tilting train]]((efn|Carriages used on the ''Taroko Express'' belong to the ((ill|TEMU1000 series|ja|台湾鉄路管理局TEMU1000型電車|zh|台鐵TEMU1000型電聯車)), where the 'T' stands for "tilting".<!-- tilting electric multiple unit -->((r|hitachi))<ref name="temu">((cite web |title=政府統計資訊網 |trans-title=Government Statistics |url=https://stat.ncl.edu.tw/glossaryDetail_en.jsp?p=00005256 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210402115323/https://stat.ncl.edu.tw/glossaryDetail_en.jsp?p=00005256 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-02 |website=archive.is |language=zh |date=2 April 2021))</ref>)) with a maximum operating speed of ((cvt|130|km/h|mph)), the TRA originally did not sell standing tickets for these trains due to safety concerns.((r|Guardian|pts.tickets)) However, in order to increase the supply of available tickets during periods of high demand, the TRA began selling up to 120 standing tickets for each trainset on ((dts|2019.05.02|format=dmy)), after it said it had performed detailed safety tests.<!-- total of 496 tickets per train, which means this train was near full capacity --><ref name="pts.tickets">((Cite news |url=https://news.pts.org.tw/article/430483 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210402114744/https://news.pts.org.tw/article/430483 |archive-date=2 April 2021 |script-title=zh:普悠瑪.太魯閣號5/2起賣站票 限當天購買 |trans-title=Tickets for Puyuma Taroko No. 5/2 are available for purchase on the same day  |first=C. |last=Chuang |date=1 May 2019 |script-work=zh:公視新聞網 PNN |access-date=2 April 2021 |url-status=live ))</ref>

The route involved runs along the mountainous east coast of Taiwan, passing by the [[Taroko National Park]] and the Taroko Gorge, the namesake of the express and a popular destination for the long weekend.((r|cnn|hitachi))<ref name="jazeera">((Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/2/taiwan-train-de-rails-many-feared|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210403023129/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/2/taiwan-train-de-rails-many-feared|title=Dozens killed after Taiwan train derails in tunnel|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=3 April 2021|archive-date=3 April 2021|url-status=live))</ref>  The Qingshui Tunnel is a pair of [[Single-track railway|single-tracked]] tunnels that cut through [[Qingshui Cliff]]. In April 2019, the TRA began construction to improve the [[Slope stability analysis|slope stability]] near the north end of the tunnel by constructing a [[rock shed]] over the western track.<ref name="cna_noconstruction">((cite news |author1=汪淑芬 |script-title=zh:太魯閣號事故 台鐵早已行文連假期間停工 |trans-title=The Taroko accident, Taiwan Railways has long been suspended during the holidays |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/202104020164.aspx |access-date=April 2, 2021 |work=Central News Agency |date=April 2, 2021 |language=zh-tw))</ref><ref>((cite news |author1=田德財 |author2=田俊浩 |script-title=zh:台鐵北迴線為什麼有貨車滑落 |trans-title=Why did a truck slip down on the North Loop of Taiwan Railway? |url=http://www.ksnews.com.tw/index.php/news/realtimenewsContent/0000012201 |access-date=April 2, 2021 |work=KS News |date=April 2, 2021 |language=zh-tw))</ref> At the time of the accident, construction was nearly complete.<ref name="cna_noconstruction"/>((efn|The work was originally scheduled to be completed by ((dts|2021.01.20|format=dmy)).<ref name="ksnews.construction">((Cite web|url=http://www.ksnews.com.tw/index.php/news/contents_page/0001472875 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404095703/http://www.ksnews.com.tw/index.php/news/contents_page/0001472875 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-04 |title=鐵路安全改善施工 意外釀重大傷亡 |trans-title=Railway safety improvement construction accident causes heavy casualties |date=3 April 2021 |website=www.ksnews.com.tw |access-date=6 April 2021))</ref><!-- year 110 in source refers to 2021 -->))

==Accident==

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   | footer = [[Qingshui Cliffs]] from the north in 2009. The second tunnel from the right near the bottom is the accident site.  The image on the right is an annotated version.
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On 2 April 2021, a southbound ''Taroko Express'' train numbered 408 left [[Shulin railway station|Shulin]] in [[New Taipei]] at ((nowrap|07:16 [[National Standard Time|NST]])) heading for [[Taitung railway station|Taitung]].<ref name="focustaiwan.postponed">((Cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104040008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404173904/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104040008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-04 |title=Train crash injuries rise to 200; resumption of service postponed |date=4 April 2021 |website=focustaiwan.tw |access-date=6 April 2021))</ref>((r|schedule))  The train was scheduled to arrive at [[Hualien railway station|Hualien]] at ((nowrap|09:39 NST)).<ref name="schedule">((cite web |title=Train schedule/code inquiry |url=https://tip.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip/tip001/tip112/querybytrainno?rideDate=2021/04/02&trainNo=408&lang=EN_US |website=Taiwan Railway |date = 11 December 2008|access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403024424/https://tip.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip/tip001/tip112/querybytrainno?rideDate=2021%2F04%2F02&trainNo=408&lang=EN_US |archive-date=3 April 2021))</ref>

At ((nowrap|09:28 NST)) ((nowrap|(01:28 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]))), the train derailed as it was entering Qingshui Tunnel, between [[Heren railway station|Heren]] and [[Chongde railway station|Chongde]].<ref name="Focus">((cite news |date=2 April 2021 |title=36 reported with no vital signs, 44 injured in train derailment |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104020008 |work=Focus Taiwan |publisher=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)|Central News Agency]] |access-date=2 April 2021))</ref><ref name="TWNews">((Cite news|last=Everington|first=Keoni|date=2 April 2021|title=36 lose vital signs after train derails in eastern Taiwan|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4166946|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Taiwan News))</ref> It was carrying 494 passengers((efn|The tickets were split between 372 tickets with seats and 122<!-- confirmed by primary source, even though it breaks tra's limit of 120 such tickets, which may have changed or not been enforced at this time --> standing tickets.((r|mainichi.standing))|name="tickets")) and 4<!-- not spelled out because number of passengers and number of crew are comparable, while mos:numnotes states "Comparable values should be all spelled out or all in figures, even if one of the numbers would normally be written differently" --> staff members<!-- primary source states 3 crew members and 1 cleaning staff --> in eight<!-- number of passengers and number of carriages are not comparable --> carriages,((r|guardian.nationals|mainichi.standing)) and was travelling on the eastern track.<ref name="liberty_noconstruction">((cite news |author1=鄭瑋奇 |title=台鐵出軌》清明連假台鐵工程全暫停 太魯閣號卻撞上工程車出軌 |trans-title="Taiwan Railway Derails" Suspension of construction works through the long Qingming holiday period due the train derailment caused by construction truck crashing into a train|url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/3487303 |access-date=April 2, 2021 |agency=Liberty Times |date=April 2, 2021 |language=zh-tw))</ref> According to media reports, a [[flatbed truck]]((efn|Sources have also referred to the construction vehicle as a "crane truck"<!-- as per mos:lq as source did not include '.' -->.<!-- it is likely a flatbed truck with a truck-mounted crane, as pictured in the appledaily_truck source -->((r|taiwannews.us))<ref name="rfa">((Cite web|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/train-04022021100325.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210403113021/https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/train-04022021100325.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2021-04-03|title = Crane Collides with Express Train in Taiwan, Killing Dozens — Radio F…))</ref>)) used in the slope stabilization project slid about ((cvt|20|m|ft)) down the side of a hill, fell onto the tracks, and was struck by the oncoming train,<ref name="Reuters">((cite news |last=Blanchard |first=Ben |date=1 April 2021 |title=Taiwan train crash kills 36 in deadliest rail tragedy in decades |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-train/taiwan-train-crash-kills-36-in-deadliest-rail-tragedy-in-decades-idUSKBN2BP07P |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=2 April 2021))</ref><ref name="appledaily_truck">((cite news |title=【台鐵出軌】關鍵28分鐘！工程車亂停無聲滑落埋殺機 真相在這台機器 |trans-title=[Taiwan Railway Derails] The key 28 minutes! The engineering truck stopped and slipped silently. The truth lies in this machine.  |url=https://tw.appledaily.com/life/20210402/SPZ5OTQQY5ERPG5AZFH6JWJY5E/ |access-date=April 2, 2021 |agency=Apple Daily |date=April 2, 2021 |language=zh-tw))</ref><ref name="Ft20210402">((cite news |last1=Hille |first1=Kathrin |title=Taiwan train derailment kills 51 and injures scores more |url=https://www.ft.com/content/308d919b-0ced-4295-b6c0-073e257b46d8 |work=[[Financial Times]] |date=2 April 2021))</ref><ref name="apnews">((cite web |last1=JENNINGS |first1=RALPH |last2=LAI |first2=JOHNSON |title=Train hits truck that slid onto track in Taiwan, killing 51 |url=https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-accidents-edb06519a7c0cab305bc710b3ea026df#selection-567.3-567.33 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210402235458/https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-accidents-edb06519a7c0cab305bc710b3ea026df#selection-567.3-567.33 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-02 |website=archive.is |date=2 April 2021))</ref> which was travelling at ((convert|125|km/h|mph)) when the driver spotted the obstruction. A brake application had only reduced the speed to ((convert|121|km/h|mph)) at the time of the collision. The front of the train derailed to the left, and struck the portal as it entered the tunnel and left side of the front car got sheared off<!--per video-->.<ref name=Guardian070421>((cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/07/taiwan-train-crash-new-footage-released-as-experts-piece-together-last-moments |title=Taiwan train crash: new footage released as experts piece together last moments |publisher=Guardian News and Mediat Ltd |work=The Guardian |date=7 April 2021 |accessdate=7 April 2021))</ref> At the time, no construction was actively being carried out, in observance of the holiday.<ref name="cna_noconstruction"/><ref name="liberty_noconstruction"/>((efn|<!-- administrative -->Deputy<!-- there are three deputies, two political and one administrative --> Minister of Transportation and Communications [[Chi Wen-jong]], who is also acting director of the TRA<!-- since the last one retired in january -->, stated that the TRA had ordered work at the site to be halted on ((dts|2021.03.31|format=dmy)), before the start of the holiday weekend, adding that he did not understand why workers had reported that the construction site manager had been at the site that morning.<ref name="focustaiwan.released">((Cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104030008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404190231/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104030008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-04 |title=Driver of truck involved in deadly train crash released on bail |date=3 April 2021 |website=focustaiwan.tw |access-date=6 April 2021))</ref><ref name="taipeitimes.acting">((Cite web|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/04/02/2003754955 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404184722/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/04/02/2003754955 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-04 |title=TRA adds two EMU900 trains to fleet |date=2 April 2021 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |access-date=6 April 2021))</ref>))  The driver of the truck was not in the vehicle during the accident, but was in the nearby construction site office.<ref name="appledaily_truck"/><ref>((cite news |author1=王思慧 |title=疑忘拉手煞車釀大禍 工程車司機檢警偵訊中 |trans-title=Suspected of forgotten to pull the handbrake causing a major accident, the driver of the construction truck is under investigation by the police |url=https://udn.com/news/story/122094/5361784 |access-date=April 2, 2021 |agency=United Daily News |date=April 2, 2021 |language=zh-tw))</ref>

Car number<!-- "Car 8" may not be as appropriate, as it was also believed to be car ted1014 (see talk page for chart), while "No." may more clearly denote ordinality in this context --> 8, at the front of the train,((efn|The carriage numbers are arranged with carriage number 1 towards Taipei Station and with carriage number 8 towards Taitung Station. As the train was heading south, towards Taitung, carriage number 8 was at the front of the train.)) collided with the truck shortly before entering the tunnel, partially derailing the train.<ref name="taipeitimes">((Cite web|url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2021/04/03/2003754998 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404173759/https://taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2021/04/03/2003754998 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-04 |title=At least 50 killed in train-truck collision |date=3 April 2021 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |access-date=6 April 2021))</ref>  The train then entered the tunnel, with the front of the train also crashing into the tunnel's interior walls as the carriages piled up.((r|taipeitimes))  ((nowrap|Car Nos. 7)) and 8 were heavily damaged, and accounted for most of the fatalities.((r|taipeitimes))  ((nowrap|Car Nos. 8)) through 3, the front six carriages, were trapped in the tunnel when the train came to a halt, with ((nowrap|Car No. 3)) having only partially entered the tunnel.<ref><!-- this source may have the cars enumerated differently, reporting that "Cars No. 2 and 3 slammed into the walls of the tunnel" even though car no. 2, as enumerated here, appears to have remained outside the tunnel -->((cite news |last1=Everington |first1=Keoni |title=Home Society 36 lose vital signs after train derails in eastern Taiwan |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4166946 |access-date=2 April 2021 |publisher=Taiwan News |date=2 April 2021))</ref>((r|jazeera<!-- note images, not text -->))

==Casualties==
Forty-nine people((r|focustaiwan.0018)) were confirmed killed in the accident, including 47 passengers, the train driver and the assistant train driver,<ref name="ltn0402">((cite news |author1=Wang Junqi |author2=Wang Jinyi |author3=Hua Mengjing |author4=Yuta Lang |script-title=zh:太魯閣號清水隧道出軌 釀50死146輕重傷（不斷更新）|trans-title=Taroko Qingshui Tunnel derailed, causing 50 deaths and 146 minor and serious injuries (continuous update) |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/3487285 |access-date=2 April 2021 |website=[[ltn.com.tw]] |date=2 April 2021 |location=Taipei, Taiwan |language=zh))</ref>((r|focustaiwan.0018)) while another 202 were injured, several in critical condition.((r|focustaiwan.0018))<ref name="focustaiwan.motc">((Cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104030003|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210403142014/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104030003|title=Crane truck fell onto track within 15 mins before train passes: MOTC - Focus Taiwan|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=3 April 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021|archive-date=3 April 2021|url-status=live))</ref><!-- focustaiwan.motc source notes four were in critical condition at the time --> The majority of the deceased were in carriages 7 and 8. Seventy-two people were temporarily trapped in the wreckage of the train.<ref name="cna0402">((cite news |author=Zhang Qi |author2=Guo Zhixuan |author3=Yu Xiaohan |script-title=zh:台鐵太魯閣號事故 含司機員在內已知50死【更新】 |trans-title=Taiwan Railways Taroko accident, 50 known deaths including driver [Update]  |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/202104025002.aspx |access-date=2 April 2021 |agency=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)|Central News Agency]] |date=2 April 2021 |language=zh-hant))</ref>

Classes from an elementary school and a university were among the passengers. Four students died: a 6-year-old kindergarten girl and three university students; 32 others from school and university were injured, including a teacher.<ref name="guardian.nationals">((cite journal |last1=Davidson |first1=Helen |title=Taiwan train crash: prosecutors question truck driver over disaster |journal=[[The Guardian]] |date=2021-04-03 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/03/taiwan-train-crash-prosecutors-seek-arrest-warrant-over-disaster))</ref><ref name="taiwannews.us">((Cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4167712|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210403103439/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4167712|title=2 Americans dead after Taiwan train derailment|first=Micah|last=McCartney|website=Taiwan News|date=3 April 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021|archive-date=3 April 2021|url-status=live))</ref><ref name="focustaiwan.us">((Cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104030011|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210403131712/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104030011|title=Two Americans, one French national among Hualien train crash victims - Focus Taiwan|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=3 April 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021|archive-date=3 April 2021|url-status=live))</ref><ref name="scmp">((cite web|title=Taiwan train crash: 50 killed, 146 hurt in collision with runaway truck|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3128085/taiwan-train-crash-leaves-least-four-dead-27-injured|website=[[South China Morning Post]]|access-date=2 April 2021 |date=2 April 2021 |language=en))</ref>
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! Type !! Country/territory !! Fatalities<ref name="鄭瑋奇">((Cite news|url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/3488767 |title=台鐵出軌》太魯閣號事故釀51死 王國材：交通部主辦聯合公祭 |trans-title="Taiwan Railway Derailment" 51 dead in Taroko accident  |author=鄭瑋奇 |date=2021-04-03 |publisher=自由時報 ))</ref> !! Injuries<ref name="林敬倫">((Cite news|url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3488786 |title=台鐵出軌》太魯閣號意外51死187傷 最新傷者名單公布 |trans-title=Taiwan Railway Derails" 51 dead and 187 injured in Taroko accident, latest list of injured announced  |author=林敬倫 |date=2021-04-03 |publisher=自由時報))</ref>
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| style="text-align:left"| Crew || style="text-align:left"| ((TWN)) || 2 || ((efn|Train conductor<ref name="余曉涵">((Cite news|url=https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2021-04-02/558091 |title=台鐵太魯閣號出軌意外 司機員無生命跡象 |date=2021-04-02 |work=余曉涵（中央通訊社） |publisher=新頭殼 newtalk |quote=台鐵局也證實，司機員OCHA，助理司機員跟'''列車長受傷。'''(conductor injured)))</ref>))1
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| style="text-align:left"| ((USA)) || 2 || -
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| style="text-align:left"| ((JPN)) || - || 2
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| style="text-align:left"| ((AUS)) || - || 2
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| style="text-align:left"| ((MAC)) || - || 1
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| style="text-align:left"| ((CHN)) || - || <ref>((Cite web|url=https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2021-04-02/558276 |title=太魯閣事故 國台辦慰問 陸委會感謝：1名中國學生輕傷已出院 新頭殼 |date=2 April 2021 |trans-title=Taroko Accident, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council condolences the MAC thanks: 1 Chinese student has been discharged from hospital with minor injuries.))</ref> 1
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| colspan=2|Total || 49 || 200
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== Aftermath ==
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More than 150 emergency personnel, including [[search and rescue]] workers and members of the military, were dispatched to the derailment site.<ref name="Guardian"/>  Over 80 people were evacuated from the train's rear four carriages, while the remaining four carriages were described as "deformed" and harder to access.<ref name="Reuters"/>

The rear two carriages had been removed from the tracks by the next morning,((r|arabnews)) while the removal of the third occurred later that night<!-- primary source notes this was around 01:07 on 2021.04.04, after repair of the associated track -->.<ref name="asahi">((Cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14324764 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404172633/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14324764 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-04 |title=Taiwan minister accepts responsibility for train crash as questions mount |date=4 April 2021 |website=REUTERS/ www.asahi.com |access-date=6 April 2021))</ref>  After the dashcam of the truck involved and one of its two memory cards were found, work was halted temporarily to search for the second memory card.<ref name="straitstimes.dashcam">((Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trucks-dashboard-camera-found-at-taiwan-train-crash-site |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404180127/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trucks-dashboard-camera-found-at-taiwan-train-crash-site |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-04 |title=Truck's dashboard camera found at Taiwan train crash site |date=6 April 2021 |website=www.straitstimes.com |access-date=6 April 2021))</ref>  The fourth carriage was eventually removed from the tunnel late in the afternoon<!-- by 16:00 nst -->.((r|focustaiwan.0018))<!-- primary source states fourth carriage was towed away at 18:25, and fifth carriage was removed from tunnel at 02:06 -->

[[Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)|Minister of Transportation and Communications]] [[Lin Chia-lung]] and [[Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan)|Minister of Interior]] [[Hsu Kuo-yung]] coordinated rescue efforts along with other ministries and local government officials.<ref name="Taiwan Railway Taroko derailed Lin Jialong and Xu Guoyong rushed to the scene">((cite news |author1=Yu Xiaohan |title=台鐵太魯閣號出軌 林佳龍、徐國勇趕赴現場 |trans-title=Taiwan Railway Taroko derails: Lin Jialong and Xu Guoyong rush to the scene  |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202104020087.aspx?topic=3502 |access-date=2 April 2021 |agency=Central News Agency |publisher=Central News Agency |language=Chinese))</ref><ref name="cna0402" /> Minister Lin stated that he would take full political responsibility for the crash.((r|arabnews|scmp))<ref name="Bloomberg">((cite news|last=Wang|first=Cindy|date=2021-04-02|title=High-Speed Train Derails in Taiwan's East Coast, Killing 41|work=[[Bloomberg News]]|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-02/train-in-taiwan-derails-with-potentially-hundreds-aboard|access-date=2021-04-02))</ref>  He announced his resignation to the Government on 4 April, and will leave once the rescue work ends.<ref>((Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=林佳龍深夜發文首曝辭職歷程：不戀棧、內心極痛楚自責|trans-title="Will not cling on power; very heartbroken and sorry": Lin Chia-Lung's midnight Facebook post revealed the unfolding of his resignation|url=https://udn.com/news/story/122094/5365960|access-date=2021-04-04|website=聯合新聞網|language=zh-TW))</ref>

The [[Executive Yuan]] ordered the lowering of national flags to [[half-mast]] at all public schools and government agencies for three days beginning on ((dts|2021.04.03|format=dm)) in honor of those who died.<ref name="taiwannews.flag">((Cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4167591|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210403071618/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4167591|title=Taiwan lowers flag to honor victims of fatal train accident|website=Taiwan News|date=3 April 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021|archive-date=3 April 2021|url-status=live))</ref>

A TRA official stated that the route should be repaired within a week, and that in the meantime trains would run on a parallel track, with delays of about 15 to 20 minutes.<ref name="arabnews">((Cite news|url=https://arab.news/wqfsr|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210403084111/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1836746/world|title=Taiwan prosecutors probe train crash that killed 50|date=3 April 2021|website=Arab News|access-date=3 April 2021|archive-date=3 April 2021|url-status=live))</ref>  Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications [[Wang Kwo-tsai]] later announced that the resumption of services on the damaged track had been postponed to ((dts|2021.04.20|format=dm)) as questions were raised about whether the crash had any impact to the safety of the area.((r|focustaiwan.postponed|taiwannews.postponed))  Wang noted that an engineering consultant firm and an engineering association had been asked to conduct inspections, with the reopening further postponed if issues were raised.<ref name="taiwannews.postponed">((Cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4168325 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404200534/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4168325 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-04 |title=Damaged Taiwan railway to reopen as soon as April 20: TRA |date=4 April 2021 |website=www.taiwannews.com.tw |access-date=6 April 2021))</ref>

A <!-- perhaps "further restriction" would be more clear, but source does not state this, and no source appears to explicitly state that a limit of 120 standing tickets was enforced at the time of the accident --> restriction on the number of standing tickets sold is being considered due to the large number of casualties.((r|mainichi.standing))  In addition, Deputy Minister Wang stated that the TRA would need to review its [[standard operating procedure]] with regard to selecting contractors and overseeing work being done at construction sites.((r|focustaiwan.postponed))

== Investigation ==

The [[Taiwan Transportation Safety Board]] (TTSB) will conduct an investigation.<ref>((Cite news |first1=Stella Yifan |last1=Xie |first2=Joyu |last2=Wang |date=2021-04-02|title=Taiwan Train Derails, Killing at Least 50 People |work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/taiwan-train-derails-killing-at-least-41-people-11617350067|access-date=2021-04-02|issn=0099-9660))</ref> The driver of the construction truck, Lee Yi-hsiang (((Lang-zh|c=李義祥|p=Lǐ Yìxiáng)); aged 45), was taken into police custody and being investigated to ascertain the cause of the disaster.<ref name="Focus"/><ref name="driver questioned">((cite news |author1=Chang Chi |author2=Tyson Lu |author3=Elizabeth Hsu |title=Crane truck driver questioned by police over fatal train accident |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104020013 |access-date=3 April 2021 |publisher=Focus Taiwan |date=2 April 2021 |location=Taipei, Taiwan))</ref> Lee was released on bail on 4 April 2021, before a court, on appeal, found that he might be a flight risk, and could collude with others and may destroy incriminating evidence on 5 April 2021.<ref>((Cite web|last=Wei|first=Katherine|date=2021-04-03|title=Taiwan train crash suspect released on bond, maintains innocence|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-prosecutors-seek-arrest-warrant-for-suspect-in-deadly-train-crash|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The Straits Times|language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=太魯閣號事故釀重大傷亡 義祥工業社負責人聲押[影] ((!)) 社會 ((!)) 重點新聞 ((!)) 中央社 CNA |trans-title=The Taroko accident caused heavy casualties. The person in charge of Yixiang Industrial Co., Ltd. [ying] ((!)) Society ((!)) Key News ((!)) Central News Agency CNA |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/202104030006.aspx|access-date=2021-04-04|website=www.cna.com.tw|date=3 April 2021 |language=zh-Hant-TW))</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=Truck driver linked to Hualien train crash detained after bail revoked - Focus Taiwan|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104040017|access-date=2021-04-05|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=4 April 2021 |language=zh-Hant-TW))</ref> He is suspected of parking the vehicle without properly engaging the [[parking brake]], causing the truck to roll down the slope and collide with the train.<ref>((cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Shanshan |title=快訊／太魯閣號22名確認罹難者名單曝 28人身分待辨識 |url=https://news.ebc.net.tw/news/society/255441 |access-date=3 April 2021 |agency=Eastern Broadcasting Company |date=3 April 2021 |location=Taiwan |language=Chinese|trans-title=News/Taroko's list of 22 confirmed victims reveals that 28 people are waiting to be identified))</ref> Prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for the manager of the construction site, who may be accused of causing death due to negligence and of forging documents.<ref name="bbc.2336">((cite news |date=3 April 2021 |title=Taiwan train crash: Site boss bailed amid grief over 50 deaths |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56622336 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=3 April 2021))</ref><ref name="jazeera.warrant">((cite news |date=3 April 2021 |title=Taiwan seeks arrest warrant for suspect in deadly train crash |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/3/taiwan-seeks-arrest-warrant-for-suspect-in-deadly-train-crash |work=Al Jazeera |accessdate=3 April 2021))</ref>

The [[Central Emergency Operation Center]] reported that the train's dashcam footage had been recovered.<ref name="focustaiwan.casualties">((Cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104030012|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210403152220/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202104030012|title=Death toll in Hualien train crash rises to 51; injuries climb to 186 - Focus Taiwan|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=3 April 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021|archive-date=3 April 2021|url-status=live))</ref>  TTSB Chairman [[Young Hong-tsu]] stated that the footage showed that the drivers noticed the truck when the train had exited Heren Tunnel, located about ((cvt|250|m|ft)) away from Qingshui Tunnel, and had about 6.9 seconds to respond.((r|focustaiwan.0018))  Young added that since the train had been travelling at over ((cvt|100|km/h|mph)), the drivers could not have stopped the train in time.((r|focustaiwan.0018))

Workers also found the truck's dashcam and one of its two memory cards.((r|straitstimes.dashcam))  Deputy Minister Wang noted that no recordings of the area by surveillance cameras had been found.((r|focustaiwan.motc))  Wang added that the ministry had reasoned that the truck had fallen upon the tracks at most 15 minutes before the accident, since an earlier train had passed through the same section of tracks at 09:13 NST.((r|focustaiwan.motc)) The time of truck falling upon the tracks could be further narrowed to have happened between 09.21 NST and 09:28 NST as someone managed to take a photo of the truck parked on the road above the slope at 09:21 NST.<ref>((Citation|title=#獨家 事故前7分鐘"工程車影像"曝光 車門疑沒關｜TVBS新聞|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SyN3NPgpiY|trans-title=#EXCLUSIVE Last image of the construction truck taken 7 minutes before the accident, the door is suspected not closed｜TVBS News|language=en|access-date=2021-04-05))</ref>

Two weeks after the crash, on April 16, authorities announced charges against seven people. According to news reports, on the day of the accident, the construction crane truck driver—also the site hazard inspection manager—and his Vietnamese assistant attempted to free the truck after it got stuck in some bushes near a hairpin turn. Their improvised tow method failed and allowed the truck to roll downhill onto the unprotected tracks; prosecutors say they failed to notify the railway of the dangerous obstruction.<ref>((Cite web|last=Taipei|first=Agence France-Presse in|date=2021-04-16|title=Taiwan train crash: truck driver charged with negligent homicide|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/16/taiwan-train-crash-truck-driver-charged-negligent-homicide|access-date=2021-04-17|website=the Guardian|language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=Truck driver among 7 charged in Taiwan train crash|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/04/16/Taiwan-train-crash-charged/1111618593391/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=UPI|language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite news|last1=Qin|first1=Amy|last2=Chien|first2=Amy Chang|date=2021-04-16|title=Taiwan Charges Man With Causing Deadliest Rail Accident in Decades|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/world/asia/taiwan-train-crash-charge.html|access-date=2021-04-17|issn=0362-4331))</ref> Also under investigation are allegations of TRA corruption.<ref>((Cite web|date=2021-04-16|title=More than 100 questioned in TRA probe: prosecutor - Taipei Times|url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/04/16/2003755805|access-date=2021-04-17|website=taipeitimes.com))</ref> One apparent illegal conflict is Lee's role as both site manager and owner of one of the project's construction companies;<ref name=":0">((Cite web|date=2021-04-06|title=Taiwan deadly train crash: Photos of main suspect looking on as victims scrambled to safety trigger outrage|url=https://www.asiaone.com/asia/taiwan-deadly-train-crash-photos-main-suspect-looking-victims-scrambled-safety-trigger-outrage|access-date=2021-04-17|website=AsiaOne|language=en))</ref> Lee is accused of lying about his identity to hide this conflict of interest,<ref>((Cite web|date=2021-04-09|title=Illegal foreign worker detained over deadly Taiwan train crash|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3128979/illegal-foreign-worker-detained-over-deadly-taiwan-train-crash|access-date=2021-04-17|website=South China Morning Post|language=en))</ref> prohibited by Taiwan's Construction Industry Act.<ref name=":0" />

In late May, the government disciplined a dozen people for the accident and instituted safety inspection procedures before trackside construction projects could resume.<ref>((Cite web|title=12 TRA personnel disciplined over Hualien train crash - Focus Taiwan|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202105270006|access-date=2021-06-06|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=27 May 2021 |language=zh-Hant-TW))</ref>

== Reactions ==
[[File:2021 Hualien train derailment Emergency Management Operation 20210402.jpg|thumb|Premier Su Tseng-chang being briefed by TRA officials on the accident]]
Among those who first surveyed the crash site was [[Premier of the Republic of China|Premier]] [[Su Tseng-chang]].<ref>((cite news|title=Taiwan: Dozens killed as train crashes and derails in tunnel|work=BBC News |date=2 April 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56612248|access-date=April 2, 2021))</ref>

On 3 April 2021, [[President of the Republic of China|President]] [[Tsai Ing-wen]] and [[List of county magistrates of Hualien|Magistrate of Hualien County]] [[Hsu Chen-wei]] visited the crash site and also the hospitals where dozens of injured victims were being treated.<ref>((cite web|title=蔡英文、徐榛蔚慰問傷者與家屬 |trans-title=Tsai Ing-wen and Xu Zhenwei condolences to the injured and their families |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E8%94%A1%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87-%E5%BE%90%E6%A6%9B%E8%94%9A%E6%85%B0%E5%95%8F%E5%82%B7%E8%80%85%E8%88%87%E5%AE%B6%E5%B1%AC-140839175.html|website=Yahoo.com|date=3 April 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2021))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Chun-chi |last2=Hua |first2=Meng-ching |last3=Hetherington |first3=William |title=TAROKO EXPRESS CRASH: Tsai visits victims of crash, vows to give them support |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/04/04/2003755071 |access-date=November 18, 2021 |agency=Taipei Times |date=April 4, 2021))</ref>

China's governing [[Chinese Communist Party]] general secretary [[Xi Jinping]] and China's [[Taiwan Affairs Office]] and [[Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits]] offered their condolences.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.gwytb.gov.cn/xwdt/zwyw/202104/t20210402_12342903.htm|title=国台办、海协会对台铁列车出轨事故伤亡台胞及家属表示哀悼和慰问 |trans-title=The [[Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council]] and the [[Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits]] express condolences and condolences to the casualties of Taiwanese compatriots and their families in the train derailment accident |website=Taiwan Affairs Office|language=zh-Hans |date=2 April 2021))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://big5.gwytb.gov.cn/xwdt/xwfb/wyly/202104/t20210402_12342861.htm |title=國臺辦：對臺鐵列車出軌事故表達高度關切 |trans-title=Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council: expresses high concern over the train derailment accident of Taiwan Railways |website=Taiwan Affairs Office |language=zh-Hant |date= 2 April 2021))</ref><ref>((Cite web|last=|title=快訊／習近平哀悼太魯閣號出軌遇難者 對事故「高度關切」 |trans-title=News/Xi Jinping mourns the victims of the Taroko derailment for "highly concerned" about the accident |url=https://www.ettoday.net/news/20210403/1952662.htm|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.ettoday.net|date=3 April 2021 |language=zh-Hant))</ref>

The [[American Institute in Taiwan]] (AIT), [[European Economic and Trade Office]], and [[John Dennis (diplomat)|John Dennis]] of [[British Office Taipei]],<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202104020158.aspx|title=太魯閣號事故 美英法澳歐盟駐台機構發文哀悼慰問 |trans-title=The Taroko accident, the United States, Britain, France, Australia and EU agencies in Taiwan issued a message of condolences and condolences  |language=zh-Hant |website=Taiwan Central News Agency |date=2 April 2021))</ref> as well as the Indian, Japanese and Singaporean governments, offered their condolences.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/world/china-japan-india-offer-condolences-to-taiwan-after-deadly-train-collision-375154|title=China, Japan, India offer condolences to Taiwan after deadly train collision|website=WION))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202104020158.aspx|title=太魯閣號事故 日本前首相安倍與參議員蓮舫送暖 |trans-title=Taroko accident, former Japanese Prime Minister Abe and Senator Renfang send their regards|website=Taiwan Central News Agency |language=zh-Hant |date=2 April 2020))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/taiwan-hualien-train-derailed-no-singapore-casualties-mfa-14545392|title=No reports of Singaporean casualties in Taiwan train derailment, says MFA|website=CNA))</ref> According to Taiwan's [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)|foreign ministry]], more than 600 foreign representatives from 80 countries and international organizations have sent condolences,<ref name="applemourns">((cite news |title=Xi 'mourns' victims of Taiwan train crash, as Taiwanese president apologizes to families |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/news/20210403/TDC244TNS5DXTLUTRSKTOZXBWU/ |work=Apple Daily |date=3 April 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508200548/https://hk.appledaily.com/news/20210403/TDC244TNS5DXTLUTRSKTOZXBWU/ |url-status=dead ))</ref>((r|taiwannews.condolences))<!-- applemourns notes "80 countries" while taiwannews.condolences notes "80 international organizations and countries" --> including all 15 of [[Foreign relations of Taiwan#Full diplomatic relations|Taiwan's diplomatic allies]].<ref name="taiwannews.condolences">((Cite web|title=Taiwan thanks global community for condolences following deadly train derailing|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4167812|access-date=2021-04-04|website=Taiwan News|date=3 April 2021 ))</ref> On 24 April, a bench at the AIT's Taipei Main Office was named "Fulbright Bench" by Director [[Brent Christensen]] in honor of the 2 [[Fulbright Program]] English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) who perished in the train derailment.<ref>((Cite web |title=The American Institute in Taiwan mourns the passing of two Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) in the Hualien train derailment on April 2, 2021 |author=[[American Institute in Taiwan]] (AIT)  |website=[[Facebook]] |date=2021-04-24 |url=https://www.facebook.com/AIT.Social.Media/posts/10159070150153490 |accessdate=2022-08-24 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220824035416/https://www.facebook.com/AIT.Social.Media/posts/10159070150153490 |archivedate=2022-08-24))</ref>  

The [[14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]] sent a letter to the [[Office of the President (Taiwan)|Presidential Office]] and is "deeply saddened" by the incident.<ref>((Cite web|last=Chen|first=Kelvin|title=Dalai Lama offers condolences to Taiwan after tragic train accident |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4168743|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Taiwan News|date=5 April 2021 ))</ref>

On the first anniversary of the accident, in 2022, trains nationwide in Taiwan blew their [[Train horn|horns]] for 30 seconds on 09:28 NST (01:28 UTC), the exact time of the accident, to commemorate the accident.<ref>((Cite web |title=太魯閣號事故滿1週年！台鐵全線列車鳴笛30秒悼念罹難者 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%A4%AA%E9%AD%AF%E9%96%A3%E8%99%9F%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85%E6%BB%BF1%E9%80%B1%E5%B9%B4-%E5%8F%B0%E9%90%B5%E5%85%A8%E7%B7%9A%E5%88%97%E8%BB%8A%E9%B3%B4%E7%AC%9B30%E7%A7%92%E6%82%BC%E5%BF%B5%E7%BD%B9%E9%9B%A3%E8%80%85-020157570.html |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=tw.news.yahoo.com |date=2 April 2022 |language=zh-Hant-TW))</ref>

On 31 August 2023, relatives of people who died in the derailment were invited to inspect the train cars involved. In the ensuing week, several bone fragments were discovered, prompting an apology from transportation minister [[Wang Kwo-tsai]] and Taiwan Railway Administration director-general ((ill|Tu Wei|zh|杜微 (台鐵))).<ref>((cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Wei-chi |last2=Chung |first2=Jake |title=Bone fragments in train prompt minister apology |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/09/02/2003805644 |access-date=3 September 2023 |work=Taipei Times |date=2 September 2023))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Shu-fen |last2=Shih |first2=Hsiu-chuan |title=TRA apologizes after human remains found in 2021 train crash carriage |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202309070020 |access-date=8 September 2023 |agency=Central News Agency |date=7 September 2023|quote=Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) Director-General Tu Wei (杜微) on Thursday apologized to the families of those who died in a train crash two years ago, after numerous items relating to the victims, including human remains, were discovered in the carriages. ... Over the past week, dozens of "non-train related items" -- including two teeth and 18 bone fragments, as well as what is suspected to be part of a human skull -- were discovered by prosecutors in the eight train carriages in the TRA's Qigu District, Keelung, and Fugang, Taoyuan depots. Fresh searches were launched after Angela Wang (王薇君), the spokesperson for Taroko Tears -- which represents the families of the victims -- discovered part of what is suspected to be a human skull at a ceremony held at the Taoyuan depot to pay tribute to the victims on Aug. 31.))</ref>

==See also==
((Commons category))
* [[1991 Miaoli train collision]]            <!-- deadliest in taiwan in recent history until this one -->
* [[Selby rail crash|2001 Selby rail crash]] <!-- same class of cause; vehicle driven down embankment derailed an express train -->
* [[2015 Oxnard train derailment]]           <!-- another train-vehicle collision that contributed to the derailment -->
* [[2018 Yilan train derailment]]            <!-- last major train derailment in taiwan according to bbc -->
* [[2023 Taichung crane collapse]]        <!-- train-construction machinery collision, occurred in Taiwan after this derailment -->
* [[List of rail accidents (2020–present)]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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((Railway accidents and incidents in 2021))

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[[Category:History of Hualien County|Train derailment]]
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