At least 50 killed in Taiwan’s deadliest rail disaster

Rescue vehicles near the site of a partial train derailment in Toroko Gorge (National Fire Agency Department via AP)

A train collided with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill on Friday in eastern Taiwan, leaving at least 50 people dead and dozens injured.

With the train still partly in a tunnel, survivors climbed out of windows and walked along the train’s roof to reach safety after the country’s deadliest railway disaster.