Taiwan Railway 408 Timoto Taroko accident Sunday (April 2) occurred in the second anniversary of the fullness.The victims and the family members of the wounded apologized.
Comprehensive Taiwan China Times and Zhongshi News reported that on April 2, 2021, the 408 Taiwanese Railway 408 Taroko Tarry Pavilion with 498 people went through the clear water tunnel and hit the slope to invade the route.The engineering vehicle derailed, resulting in 49 people (including two drivers) and 213 people were seriously injured. It is the most serious accident in the Taiwan Railway in the past 60 years.Taiwan's Minister of Transportation Wang Guoguo and the Taiwan Railway Director Du Wei went to the Fugan Base of the Taiwan Railway on Sunday afternoon, the preservation place of the Taroko accident carriage.
Du Wei, the director of the Taiwan Railway, apologized to his family members, emphasizing that the Taiwan Railway will continue to carry out safety reform. Before August 2025, the Safety Education Museum will be completed.Continue to work towards security goals.
The Taiwan Railway Industry Union said that the sincerity of the Taiwan Ministry of Communications or the Taiwan Railway Bureau has not been seen since the accident. It only proposes "corporateization" as a reform plan, but the Taiwan Railway is not safer.
The Taiwan Railway Industry Trade Union said that since its establishment in 2016, the Taiwan Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Communications of the Taiwan Communications should pay attentionSafety is inseparable, and the Taiwan Railway Industry Trade Union has also repeatedly called on the urgency of standardized training after two derailment accidents. It also pointed out that the Taiwan Railway needs to expand the grassroots participation and open the industry to participate in the active needs of the front line.The association urged the Taiwan Ministry of Communications not to ignore the impact of "corporate" impact on the safety of the railway, actively facing the demands of the union, and don't create the next tragedy.
The Minister of Communications Wang Guoming said that during the security reform of the Taiwan Railway, many employee communication was faced, especially the Taiwan Railway has been operating like this for more than 100 years.On the 1st, the company was listed, and hoped that the security reform of the Taiwan Railway started from the organization.