[New Tang Dynasty News, Beijing time, May 14, 2023]Taichung MRT’s crane arm fell into an accident, resulting in 1 death and 10 injuries. Taichung MRT was criticized for missing the golden rescue time. Late at night on the 12th, Lin Liangtai, the acting chairman of Zhongjie, resigned It was approved, but at the same time, the communication records of the traffic control center were also exposed. Taichung city councilors found that within 7 seconds of the crane falling, the traffic control center actually received up to 16 alarms, but no one notified them during this time station.
Lin Liangtai, acting chairman of Zhongjie (5.11): “For our Zhongjie team, applaud and applaud, we cheer for ourselves.”
The crane arm of Taichung MRT fell, causing 1 death and 10 injuries. Lin Liangtai, the acting chairman of Zhongjie, “clapped hands” at the press conference, which caused public opinion to explode.
Even Lu Xiuyan, the mayor of Taichung, felt that his behavior was inappropriate, and Lin Liangtai also resigned late at night on the 12th.
DPP Taichung City Councilor He Wenhai: “He is too cold-blooded, and he should resign! Resignation is of course cut off to survive, it is just a good start! We must do what needs to be done, and do a good job of security measures.”
KMT Taichung City Councilor Luo Tingwei: “This time he is apologizing for his remarks. For his resignation, our blue camp still hopes that we will return all the main causes of the accident to the construction company and pursue accountability.”
However, on the same night when Lin Liangtai resigned, at the moment of the incident, the contact records of the Taichung MRT Operation Control Center were also exposed. At 12:27:04, that is, one second before the boom fell, the first power abnormality alarm occurred. Until 12:27:11 seconds, a total of 16 alarms occurred in just 7 seconds. The traffic control center immediately contacted Taipower and asked, “Is there a power outage?” “Excuse me, is there anything unusual?” And Taipower also said “no abnormality”. This conversation took 32 seconds before and after. The accident happened during this time, but the operation control center only contacted the electrical machinery factory and Taipower to confirm whether there was a power trip. No one notified the accident at all. Fengle Park Station.
Taichung City Councilor Chen Shuhua of the Democratic Progressive Party: “Responding to the 16 alarms, the traffic control center did not take any action at all, and did not notify the MRT station. There should have been 6 (on-duty personnel) in the traffic control center, and the remaining 3 , and not knowing the situation, missing such a long warning time is absolutely 100% a man-made disaster.”
The Taichung MRT went from the boom falling off the track to the train hitting head-on, golden 41 seconds, a series of mistakes, too late to stop the tragedy, and now the position of chairman is vacant, who will take the lead and continue to conduct follow-up investigations? Everyone is paying attention.
NTDTV Asia-Pacific Comprehensive Report