TRAGIC SCENES AS TRAIN CRASHED KILLING DOZENS

At least 41 people have died and up to 200 remain trapped after a train carrying nearly 500 people crashed and then derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan.

Dozens more have been injured, with rescuers trying to access several badly damaged carriages.

The eight-carriage train reportedly hit a construction vehicle that had slipped onto the tracks at the tunnel’s mouth.

The train, from the capital Taipei to Taitung, was carrying people travelling for a long-weekend annual holiday.

Many people may have been standing because the train was so full.

The 408 train is one of the fastest deployed on a network that is generally considered safe. It can reach speeds of 130km/h (80mph).

The latest reports from the National Fire Agency say 490 people were on the train, with 41 dead and more than 60 injured.

By BBC