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Bizarre Incident: TRA Employee Strikes Train Carriage with Wheelchair Part

From Liberty Times · (18m ago) Chinese Critical tone

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • A Taiwan Railways Administration employee in Changhua Station used a wheelchair plating board to repeatedly hit a train carriage.
  • The employee was not on duty and not serving passengers at the time of the incident.
  • The employee has been suspended from his current position, and police are investigating the incident.

This bizarre incident at Changhua Station has understandably caused concern among passengers and railway staff. The actions of the employee, identified as Mr. Lin, are completely unacceptable and have rightly led to swift disciplinary measures. While the employee was not on duty at the time, his behavior on the platform, using a wheelchair plating board to strike a train carriage, is inexplicable and disruptive.

The Lin employee, at the time, was not on duty and not serving passengers.

— Liu Shuang-huo, Deputy Director of TRAExplaining the circumstances of the incident.

Taiwan Railways Administration has stated that Mr. Lin will be suspended from his current post and that the railway police have been notified to investigate the matter thoroughly. The administration also intends to seek compensation for any damage caused to the equipment and has promised severe punishment for his erratic behavior. This is not the kind of professionalism we expect from our railway personnel, and the public deserves to know that such actions will be met with serious consequences.

Will be suspended from his current position, and the railway police have been notified to investigate the case.

— Liu Shuang-huo, Deputy Director of TRAOutlining the immediate disciplinary and investigative actions.

We are awaiting the results of the police investigation to understand the full context of this strange event. However, the immediate actions taken by TRA demonstrate a commitment to maintaining order and safety on our railways. The public can be assured that their travel experience will not be jeopardized by such isolated, albeit perplexing, incidents.

Regarding the Lin employee's erratic behavior, severe punishment will be given, and compensation will be sought for the damaged equipment.

— Liu Shuang-huo, Deputy Director of TRAStating the administration's stance on punishment and restitution.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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