Compensation claim over derailment in Taiwan

Compensation claim over derailment in Taiwan

File photo taken in October 2018 shows the first car of an express train heavily damaged in a derailment in Yilan County, northeastern Taiwan. Taiwan Railways Administration said on April 30, 2019, that it has sent a letter to major Japanese trading firm Sumitomo Corp., the main contractor for manufacturing the train cars, seeking compensation over the accident that killed 18 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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