A tourist train carrying over 100 passengers has derailed on a mountain track in Taiwan's central Chiayi area, local cable television news stations have reported. Forestry officials quoted by AFP news agency said eight people were killed and another nine injured after three carriages overturned and plunged into a ravine. The incident happened near Alishan mountain, one of the country's most popular tourist destinations, at around 1400 (0600 GMT). The train was carrying about 130 people, many of them families enjoying a weekend trip, when the incident happened. The death toll could rise further as some passengers may be trapped in or under the wreckage.