Over 18 people have been killed and 175 injured when a train in Taiwan derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route yesterday.

The express train was travelling toward Taitung on Taiwan’s south east coast, when at 4:50pm local time the train went off the tracks.

The Taiwan Railways Administration stated they were able to evacuate and remove all 366 passengers onboard, with more than 100 soldiers assisting firefighters in the rescue.