Inspection by the Railway Police Station found that the buffalo ears were not marked, making it difficult to trace the owner.

(courtesy of the Railway Police Department)

The owner who violates the railway law can be fined less than 50,000 yuan and should compensate for the business loss of vehicles and trains

[Reporter Hua Mengjing/Hualien Report] Taiwan Railway No. 401 Taroko was passing through the section between Dongli and Dongzhu, Fuli Township, Hualien at 5:30 yesterday morning, and found a buffalo breaking into the track. The train was delayed by nearly an hour. .

Taiwan Railways stated that, including yesterday and the day before yesterday, buffaloes ran into the tracks for two consecutive days and caused damage to the trains, and the owners will be required to compensate for the damage to the trains.

The Hualien Branch of the Railway Police Bureau also said that the owner has been suspected of violating the Railway Law and the crime of public danger.

An accident on the Fuli section caused a delay of nearly an hour

The 401 Taroko train departing from Taitung to Shulin, when passing through the Dongli and Dongzhu sections of Fuli Township at 5:34 yesterday morning, the driver suddenly found a buffalo "walking" on the track, and the train had no time to brake, not only the buffalo He died on the spot, and the "nose cap" on the front of the Taroko train also broke through a big hole. After a preliminary inspection, the train continued to Hualien Station to replace the formation of the Puyuma and continued northward. The train was delayed for 58 minutes.

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Taiwan Railways stated that there were 4,508 local trains on the same section of the road the day before. It hit a buffalo at 6:15 in the morning. The buffalo died on the spot, and the train's barrier device was also damaged. The owner will be required to compensate for the loss.

Zhang Tianci, director of the Hualien Branch of the Railway Police Bureau, said that there have been many collision accidents involving cattle intruding into the track over the years. Because the cattle in the accident yesterday were not registered for breeding, and their ears were not studded, it was difficult to trace. Monitor to clarify the possible routes of cattle breaking into the track, and also ask the local police station to assist in the investigation.

He said that the owner neglected management, allowed the cattle to break into the track, and failed to take responsibility for the breeding and management. Article 57 of the law stipulates that a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan and not more than 50,000 yuan can be imposed, and compensation for the loss of Taiwan Railway vehicles and train business losses should also be paid.

Residents point out that stocking in Riverbed County should be managed

Residents nearby said that there are only a few households in Fuli that raise buffaloes, and they raise about dozens of buffaloes in the nearby riverbed. Privately installed electric fences also make others worry about electric shock. Buffaloes not only ran into trains, but also broke into other people's farmland many times For the crops, the farmers were so angry that they asked the owner to go to the police station to record, but the other party was very aggressive and unwilling to compensate for the loss. I hope the county government will assist in the registration of the management. "Cows should be kept on their own farms and should not run around anymore."

On the Dongli and Dongzhu sections of the Fuli Township of the Taiwan Railway, buffaloes crossed the tracks for two consecutive days.

(courtesy of the Railway Police Department)

The buffalo broke into the track for two consecutive days, and Taiwan Railways will ask the owner to compensate for the damage to the car.

(courtesy of the Railway Police Department)