The official Central News Agency said police had taken in the manager for questioning. Passengers are seen Friday at the site of a derailed train in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. Civilian footage by Josh Tappan of the derailment near Gibbon was captured and shared on social media. At least 48 people are dead and dozens are injured. Overnight a train derailed inside a tunnel in Taiwan, killing at least 48 people and injuring dozens more. Latest Trending Passenger train derails in Taiwan, killing at least 48 people The 8-carriage train derailed near the Taroko Gorge scenic area on Friday, the first day of a long holiday weekend that draws hundreds of commuters to the nation’s extensive rail system. A train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing 48 people. CNN – A passenger train carrying 490 people derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan on Friday morning, officials said. The train involved in Friday's derailment, the Toroko No. In addition to 36 people said to show "no signs of life," some 61 others sustained injuries, at least three of whom were brought to hospital in serious condition, according to Taiwan’s Transportation Ministry. At least 48 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured after a train in Taiwan derailed inside a tunnel after striking a truck. A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing at least 50 and injuring dozens more, authorities said. 408, is one of Taiwan's newer models. The train derailed while travelling to Taitung, just north of Hualien in Taiwan on Friday April, 2. -- A Union Pacific train was reported as having derailed in central Nebraska Wednesday afternoon, with 26 cars going off the tracks. GIBBON, Neb. 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