Taiwan Transport Minister offers resignation after fatal train accident

Rescuers remove parts of the derailed train in a tunnel north of Hualien County, east of Taiwan, on April 3.

A woman cries as the families of the victims of a train crash cry in mourning near the Taroko Gorge in Hualien, Taiwan.

Taiwanese investigators are inspecting the wreckage of a yellow truck that authorities suspect hit the train.

Workers assist in the operation of removing the damaged wagon.

Relatives of the victims who died on the derailed train pray at the crash site.

A woman burns ghost money for the victims of the derailed train.

A wide view of the mountains of Hualien County, where rescuers are removing parts of the derailed train.

Workers try to remove a part of the derailed train.

Rescuers work at the site where a train derailed inside a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday, April 2.

Emergency personnel gather near the tunnel.

Part of the train’s wreckage can be seen in the tunnel.

An emergency crew member rests near the derailed train site.

An aerial view shows rescuers working on the site.

Members of the Tzu Chi Foundation pay tribute while rescue workers transfer the bodies of the victims of the accident at the Xincheng railway station.

A victim’s relative uses a cell phone at the scene of the accident.

Passengers are seen crossing the tunnel next to the rescue team.

Rescuers transfer the bodies of the victims to the Xincheng railway station.

An aerial view shows the rescue team on site.

Emergency workers move body bags into the train.

A section of the derailed train is seen isolated near the Toroko Gorge area.

A passenger is helped to get off the train in this image taken from a video released by hsnews.com.tw.

Passengers leave the tunnel where the train derailed.

Rescue teams work on site.

Emergency crews assist survivors as they evacuate the derailed train.

Emergency crews are seen in the tunnel next to the train wreck.