At Least Four Dead, Dozens Injured After Train Derails In Taiwan

President Tsai Ing-wen's office said she had ordered hospitals to prepare for a mass casualty event.

A packed train derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday at the start of a long holiday weekend with authorities saying at least four passengers appeared to be dead and dozens of others were injured. President Tsai Ing-wen's office said she had ordered hospitals to prepare for a mass casualty event. "The top priority now is to rescue the stranded people," her office said in a statement.  The accident occurred on Taiwan's eastern railway line around 9.30am (0130 GMT) near the coastal city of Hualien.