Taiwan Train Derails, Killing 18 And Injuring 160

RALPH JENNINGS, FOX News
Sun, 10/21/2018 - 5:53am

Eighteen people were killed and at least 160 others injured on Sunday when one of Taiwan's newer, faster trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, officials said.

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