MORE THAN 170. WE GET DETAILS TONIGHT FROM NBC TONIGHT.

WE GET DETAILS TONIGHT FROM NBC TONIGHT. >> Reporter: THE DEADLY

TONIGHT. >> Reporter: THE DEADLY AFTERMATH OF A DEADLY TRAIN

>> Reporter: THE DEADLY AFTERMATH OF A DEADLY TRAIN WRECK IN NORTHERN TAIWAN.

AFTERMATH OF A DEADLY TRAIN WRECK IN NORTHERN TAIWAN. THIS AERIAL FOOTAGE REVEALING

WRECK IN NORTHERN TAIWAN. THIS AERIAL FOOTAGE REVEALING THE SCALE OF DISASTER, A ZIGZAG

THIS AERIAL FOOTAGE REVEALING THE SCALE OF DISASTER, A ZIGZAG OF TWISTED METAL AND FLASHLIGHTS

THE SCALE OF DISASTER, A ZIGZAG OF TWISTED METAL AND FLASHLIGHTS BEING USED TO SCOUR FOR

OF TWISTED METAL AND FLASHLIGHTS BEING USED TO SCOUR FOR SURVIVORS.

BEING USED TO SCOUR FOR SURVIVORS. SOME OF THE VICTIMS WERE CRUSHED

SURVIVORS. SOME OF THE VICTIMS WERE CRUSHED TO DEATH.

SOME OF THE VICTIMS WERE CRUSHED TO DEATH. THE INJURED WERE RUSHED TO

TO DEATH. THE INJURED WERE RUSHED TO NEARBY HOSPITALS AS DESPERATE

THE INJURED WERE RUSHED TO NEARBY HOSPITALS AS DESPERATE FAMILIES CHECKED WHITE BOARDS

NEARBY HOSPITALS AS DESPERATE FAMILIES CHECKED WHITE BOARDS FOR UPDATES.

FAMILIES CHECKED WHITE BOARDS FOR UPDATES. THE EXPRESS TRAIN WAS CARRYING

FOR UPDATES. THE EXPRESS TRAIN WAS CARRYING MORE THAN 360 PASSENGERS FROM A

THE EXPRESS TRAIN WAS CARRYING MORE THAN 360 PASSENGERS FROM A SUBURB IN TAIPEI TOWARDS A CITY

MORE THAN 360 PASSENGERS FROM A SUBURB IN TAIPEI TOWARDS A CITY ON TAIWAN'S EAST COAST WHEN IT

SUBURB IN TAIPEI TOWARDS A CITY ON TAIWAN'S EAST COAST WHEN IT SUDDENLY DERAILED.

ON TAIWAN'S EAST COAST WHEN IT SUDDENLY DERAILED. CAPABLE OF HANDLING

SUDDENLY DERAILED. CAPABLE OF HANDLING 93-MILE-PER-HOUR SPEEDS, THIS

CAPABLE OF HANDLING 93-MILE-PER-HOUR SPEEDS, THIS WAS ONE OF TAIWAN'S NEWER AND

93-MILE-PER-HOUR SPEEDS, THIS WAS ONE OF TAIWAN'S NEWER AND FASTER TRAINS ON A ROUTE POPULAR

WAS ONE OF TAIWAN'S NEWER AND FASTER TRAINS ON A ROUTE POPULAR WITH TOURISTS.

FASTER TRAINS ON A ROUTE POPULAR WITH TOURISTS. TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT TWEETING

WITH TOURISTS. TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT TWEETING TODAY'S ACCIDENT IS A MAJOR

TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT TWEETING TODAY'S ACCIDENT IS A MAJOR TRAGEDY.

TODAY'S ACCIDENT IS A MAJOR TRAGEDY. AUTHORITIES TONIGHT HAVE

TRAGEDY. AUTHORITIES TONIGHT HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO

AUTHORITIES TONIGHT HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT CAUSED TAIWAN'S WORST RAIL