Crane driver charged in TRA probeNARROWING DOWN: After searches at 23 locations and questioning 109 people, prosecutors say that mishandling at a construction site might have caused the crashBy Jason Pan / Staff ReporterProsecutors yesterday indicted seven people in connection to the Taroko Express No. 408 derailment in Hualien County on April 2, in which 49 people died and more than 200 were injured. Lee Chin-fu (李進福) a United Geotech construction superintendent, was charged with negligence in causing death and document forgery, she said. Tung Hsin director HuangPing-ho (黃平和) and Lin Chang-ching (林長清), a site supervisor, were charged with contravening the Government Procurement Act, she said. Prosecutors charged Tung Hsin with breaches of the Government Procurement Act, Chou said.

Source: Taipei Times April 16, 2021 15:56 UTC