At least 40 killed in Taiwan train crash

KATHMANDU: SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 – At least 40 people are feared dead after a train overflowed into a tunnel in eastern Taiwan.

Earlier, police said at least 36 people had been killed and another 70 trapped inside a train. Sixty rescued people have been rushed to hospitals.

Officials say the train was packed with passengers on their way to a long holiday in Taiwan. Rescuers are working to rescue people trapped inside the tunnel.