Flags flew half-mast across Taiwan as they plunged into mourning after Taiwan’s worst rail disaster in decades killed at least 50 people.
Officials said Friday’s devastating collision was caused when a parked railway maintenance vehicle slipped down an embankment and onto the tracks.
A train packed with as many as 500 people at the start of a long holiday weekend then hit the truck just as it entered a narrow tunnel near the eastern coastal city of Hualien.
The truck driver — who railway officials said may have failed to secure the parking brake properly — has been released on bail after being interrogated by prosecutors and is barred from leaving Taiwan pending further investigation.
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