Taiwan Court: Excessive Speed Caused Deadly Train Derailment

Excessive speed was the main cause of the derailment of a train in Taiwan that killed 18 people and injured scores of others, a district court said Tuesday.   The train entered a curve in eastern Taiwan on Sunday afternoon at 140 kilometers (87 miles) per hour, almost twice the speed limit for that section of track, the Yilan County district court said in a statement.   The train's driver has been placed under investigation on suspicion of negligence leading to...

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