Taiwan train tragedy: Driver shut down automatic train protection system before train derailed, says court

The driver of the train which derailed in north-eastern Taiwan on Sunday with a loss of at least 18 lives admitted he shut down the train's automatic protection system before the accident, a court said on Tuesday (Oct 23).

The driver, You Zhen-zhong, then steered the express train manually but neglected to keep it from going too fast, the Yilan District Court said in a statement published on its website.

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