The driver of the train that crashed in Taiwan on Sunday killing 18 people has said he turned off its speed-control system before the accident.

He told a court he had disabled the system after earlier in the day it had slowed down the train because of a fault.

Prosecutors accuse the driver of negligence for failing to switch the system back on.

The deadly crash is the territory’s worst rail accident in 27 years.

A total of 366 passengers were on the train when all eight of its carriages derailed. At least three children are among the dead.

According to BBC News, officials said the train came off the rails while moving at almost 87 miles per hour, nearly twice the speed limit imposed due to a curve in the track.

Prosecutors questioned the injured driver today before he was returned to hospital.

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