18 dead as express train derails in Taiwan

18 people have died the Puyuma express train carrying 366 pe Taiwanople on board,  en route to the southern city of Taitung, derailed completely lying zig-zagged across the track and flipped over at Xinma station, Taiwan on Sunday.

According to Taiwanese authorities the accident had happened at 4:50pm local time ( 0850GMT)  and is cause of the accident is being investigated. 120 soldiers rushed to help with the rescue. President Tsai Ing-wen declared the accident as a major tragedy in tweeter and added “ My thoughts are with the families”.