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Train hits truck that slid onto track in Taiwan, killing 51 people

By Associated Press

April 2, 2021

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Rescue workers work at the derailed train near Taroko Gorge in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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Rescue workers work at the derailed train near Taroko Gorge in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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Rescue workers work at the derailed train near Taroko Gorge in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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Rescue workers work at the derailed train near Taroko Gorge in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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A team of rescue workers change shift at the derailed train near the Taroko Gorge area in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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Team leaders of rescue workers gather near the site of a derailed train near the Taroko Gorge area in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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Rescue workers recover a body from a derailed train near the Taroko Gorge area in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing dozens. 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.
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Rescue workers gather near the site of a derailed train near the Taroko Gorge area in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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Rescue workers recover a body from a derailed train near the Taroko Gorge area in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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A rescue worker rests near the site of a derailed train near the Taroko Gorge area in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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In this image made from a video released by hsnews.com.tw, a passenger, center, is helped to climb out of a derailed train in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan Friday, April 2, 2021. The train partially derailed along Taiwan’s east coast Friday, injuring an unknown number of passengers and causing potential fatalities. (hsnews.com.tw via AP)
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In this image made from a video released by hsnews.com.tw, a passenger walks along a derailed train in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan Friday, April 2, 2021. The train partially derailed along Taiwan’s east coast Friday, injuring an unknown number of passengers and causing potential fatalities. (hsnews.com.tw via AP)
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Rescue teams gather near the site of a derailed train near the Taroko Gorge area in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens.
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A section of a derailed train is seen cordoned off near the Taroko Gorge area in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing dozens. 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.
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NATIONAL FIRE AGENCY DEPARTMENT VIA AP

In this photo released by National Fire Agency, rescue workers are seen near the site of a partial train derailment in Taroko Gorge in Taiwan's eastern Hualien region, Friday, April 2. The train partially derailed along Taiwan's east coast Friday, injuring an unknown number of passengers and causing potential fatalities.

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