Dozens dead, dozens more trapped after train crashes into truck and partially derails at tunnel exit in Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan — A passenger train smashed into a truck on its tracks and partially derailed just outside a rail tunnel along Taiwan's east coast Friday, killing at least 34 people, injuring dozens and leaving dozens trapped, local police said. Survivors were climbing out windows and onto roofs to reach safety.

Officials in Hualien county said rescue efforts were continuing. The crash was the deadliest in Taiwan in decades.