I got some people over and planning on going to hualien tomorrow. You think they got the bodies and trains out of the way by tomorrow morning or should I make different plans ?
Train schedule has not been affected, they said. At least from Hualien. Better check tomorrow morning, as with an ongoing investigation, they probably cannot move the cars that fast.
My wife and I travel a lot between Zhixue (just south of Hualien) and Taipei. Peruma seemed to be going faster and faster lately…well, was just a feeling which we also felt two days ago.
Anyway, from now on will take the slow trains instead…
Just opened the news and there is a reporter walking to the train wreck, picking up pieces. No officials in sight. How can they not keep idiots like that away from the scene?
EDIT
The tv news is Ponting out that the passenger number still does not match confirmed wounded and dead, so there still could be more people trapped.
If the vehicle has no seat belt, you can buy one. May not be as safe but if it prevents you from hitting the ceiling or being thrown off the vehicle, it is helpful.
Stories like this always come down to conductors going too fast during sharp turns (usually to keep a schedule). Hope that’s not the case here, but that’s my hunch.