On 21 October 2018, a passenger train derailed in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 people and injuring 187. At the time, it was Taiwan's deadliest rail accident since a collision near Miaoli in 1991 that killed 30 people.
Crashed carriages on the site
Military and emergency services taking part in the rescue operation
Yilan County, alternately spelled I-lan, is a county in northeastern Taiwan. Yilan is the northernmost county on the island of Taiwan, with a population 450,031. Its seat is located in Yilan City.
Jiaoxi Aerial Panorama with Jiaoxi Train Station, Yilan in the middle of the frame. December 2022.
Jiaoxi Township in Yilan from above with Turtle Island 龜山島, Taiwan's one active Volcano, sitting on the horizon in the middle of the frame.
Yilan County in Taiwan from above