Bus accident leaves one dead, 14 injured in Kaohsiung City

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment bus accident, Kaohsiung City

One man died at the scene, and 14 people were injured, after a bus crashed into the roof of an underpass designed exclusively for motorcycles in Kaohsiung City yesterday, March 20. According to reports, at around 8:25 pm Wednesday, the 56-year-old driver named Deng (鄧) drove a double-deck tour bus in the motorcycle lane of a freeway underpass on Shuiguan Road in Renwu District, apparently ignoring height limit warning signs. Deng, sitting in the lower deck driver compartment, drove the

wrecked vehicles after fatal freeway crash

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December 19, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, Nantou County, national highway, Zhushan Township

Three people died and one was seriously injured after a car overturned, causing an accident involving four vehicles, on National Highway 1 in Nantou County, yesterday, Monday, December 18. Nantou County Fire Department responded to reports of an accident at the 246.9 kilometer mark in the northbound lanes in Zhushan Township at around 10:30 pm. First responders found the body of a woman named Hsieh on the road. Hsieh was obviously dead after being thrown out of the car and

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November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment donghe, highway 11, scooter-accident, Taitung County

An Indonesian man visiting Taiwan to compete in an international surfing competition was declared dead at the hospital, after suffering serious injuries in a motorcycle accident on the coastal highway in Taitung County last night, November 10. Police and Fire Department paramedics responded to reports of a single-vehicle accident on Highway 11 in Donghe Township shortly after midnight, Friday. The 24-year-old Indonesian national, Febriansyah was found seriously injured after crashing into a tree while riding a motor scooter. Febriansyah was

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November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus accident, bus crash, Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area, Yilan County

Five passengers from a group of 39 who were injured, one fatally, when a bus overturned in Yilan County yesterday, remain in a critical condition, and the bus driver has been charged with negligent homicide following a preliminary investigation into the crash. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board investigated the scene of the crash yesterday evening, and again this morning. Investigators recorded marks and scratches on the road surface that extended more than 100 meters, along with impact-damaged guardrails

bus on its side after crashing on mountain road

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November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus accident, bus crash, Yilan County

One person died, and 38 were injured after a tour bus overturned on a mountain road in Yilan County, Sunday afternoon, October 5. The Yilan County Fire Department dispatched personnel and equipment from eight fire stations following reports of a bus crashing and overturning at the 5.3 kilometer mark of the Taiping Mountain Access Road at 3:17 pm. According to reports, there were 42 people aboard the bus, which was carrying a group of environmental volunteers from Bade District, Taoyuan

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November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Beer, Keelung City, Taiwan Beer, traffic jam

Commuters trying to get to work or school were stuck in a serious traffic jam this morning, after a load of more than 500 boxes of Taiwan beer fell off a truck in Keelung City’s Anle District. According to reports, the accident happened at around 6:30 am on Jijin Road near the Highway 3 Jijin Freeway Interchange. Thousands of people attempting to get to downtown Keelung, or to Taipei via the freeway, were affected. The Keelung City Environmental Protection Bureau

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October 24, 2023October 25, 2023 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment highway 9, pile-up, suhua highway, Yilan County

One man died and 11 people were injured after gravel truck plowed into stationary vehicles in a tunnel in Yilan County, causing a pile-up of 16 vehicles, including 5 trucks, 10 cars, and one motorcycle, today, Tuesday, October 24. Emergency services received reports of a serious multi-vehicle accident in the northbound lanes of the Xin’ao Tunnel on the Suhua Highway (Highway 9) in Nan’ao Township at 1:40 pm. The Yilan County Fire Department dispatched teams from fire stations in Su’ao,

bus, car, firefighters, and passengers after crash on freeway

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October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus accident, bus crash, freeway accident, Yunlin County

Prosecutors applied to the court this morning to keep a bus driver in detention, as they considered him a “serious criminal suspect” for his involvement in a crash that killed 4 and injured 22 people on a freeway in Yunlin County yesterday, Saturday, October 21. The 63-year-old driver, named Chen, is expected to be formally charged with offenses including professional negligence causing death later today, after a forensic examination of the bodies of the deceased is completed. Witness testimony, Chen’s

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October 21, 2023October 21, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus accident, bus crash, freeway accident, Yunlin County

Four people died and 22 were injured after a crash involving a tour bus and an SUV on National Highway 3 in Yunlin County today, October 21. According to reports, a tour bus crashed into the central traffic divider and collided with a car at around 9:40 am. The Yunlin County Fire Department dispatched four firetrucks, 10 ambulances, and 30 personnel to the scene of the accident. Four people were found without breathing and heartbeat. A 12 year old boy

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October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus accident, coach fire, National Freeway

A driver and 14 passengers escaped unharmed moments before a fire quickly spread from the rear of a tour bus, consuming the vehicle in a sea of flames, on National Highway 1 in Taoyuan City last night. The National Highway Police Bureau received reports of a tour bus on fire on the shoulder of the southbound lanes of the Wugu to Yangmei elevated section of the freeway shortly after 10:00 pm. Although the fire occurred in Taoyuan City, the Taoyuan

Overturned chemical tanker and bleach on road

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October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment chemical spill, Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Provincial Higway 2, truck-accident

The driver of a chemical truck died, and a large amount of bleach was spilled on the road, after the truck crashed and overturned on Provincial Highway 2 in New Taipei City this morning. The New Taipei City Fire Department received reports of a crash and chemical spill on the coastal highway in Gongliao District at 10:44 am. NTCFD dispatched 24 vehicles and 40 personnel to the scene of the accident. After identifying the spilled chemical as sodium hypochlorite (bleach),

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