Taroko Express Crash: KMT calls on premier to resign over derailmentBy Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus has called on Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) to step down after a train derailment in Hualien County on Friday left 50 people dead. The accident occurred at 9:28am when the Taiwan Railways Administration’s (TRA) Taroko Express No. From left, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Jennifer Chen, Cheng Li-wun, Alex Fai and Hung Mong-kai hold a news conference at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei TimesPresident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) should also apologize to the public, the KMT caucus said. Meanwhile, the KMT caucus is to propose the establishment of an incident review committee at a meeting of the legislature’s Transportation Committee scheduled for tomorrow, said KMT Legislator Hung Mong-kai (洪孟楷), who sits on the committee.

Source: Taipei Times April 05, 2021 15:56 UTC