Train crash claims 50 lives in Taiwan, authorities question owner of unmanned truck

Prosecutors in Taiwan on Saturday questioned the owner of the unmanned truck that rolled onto the tracks and caused a train accident killing 50. No charges have been filed yet.

Prosecutors in Taiwan said Saturday they questioned the owner of an unmanned truck that rolled onto a rail track and caused the country’s worst train disaster in decades that killed 50 people and injured 178, though no charges have been filed. The train was carrying 494 people at the start of a long holiday weekend on Friday when it smashed into the construction truck that slid down a hillside above the tracks, the Taiwan Railways Administration said. Many passengers were crushed just before the train entered a tunnel, while some survivors were forced to climb out of windows and walk along the train’s roof to safety. Authorities initially reported 51 deaths but revised the count down by one on Saturday.