Lin Chia-lung
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Lin Chia-lung is a Taiwanese politician and former academic who is the Secretary General to the President of Taiwan, serving since 31 January 2023. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), he served as mayor of Taichung City from 2014 to 2018.
On 2 April 2021, at 09:28 NST (01:28 UTC), a Taroko Express train operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) derailed at the north entrance of Qingshui Tunnel in Heren Section, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan, killing 49 people and injuring at least 200 others, making it the deadliest railway accident in Taiwan in terms of confirmed deaths.
The derailed Taroko Express trainset, as seen from outside the entrance to the tunnel
Interior of a Taroko Express in 2021
Premier Su Tseng-chang being briefed by TRA officials on the accident
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