Deadly train crash occurred after removal of project supervision: report

A deadly crash involving a Taroko Express train in Hualien in early April occurred less than 20 days after Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) approved a contractor's request to cancel 24-hour manual supervision of a slope stabilization work project, a preliminary investigation report into the accident showed Monday.

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