One of Taiwan’s fastest trains derails, killing at least 18

Rescue workers tend to the injured at the site of a train derailment in Lian county in northern Taiwan on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Passengers were killed and injured on Sunday when one of Taiwan’s newer, faster trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, officials said. (AP Photo)

DONGSHAN TOWNSHIP, Taiwan — One of Taiwan’s fastest passenger trains derailed Sunday on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 170 others, authorities said.

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