Traffic Accidents

2 killed, Tesla disintegrates in high-speed drunk driving crash on Taichung City expressway

Aftermath of high-speed drunk driving crash in Taichung City
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A driver with a blood alcohol level almost three times over the legal limit was one of two men who died at the scene of the accident after a Tesla slammed into a concrete Jersey barrier on an expressway in Taichung City early Sunday morning, May 7. Taichung City Fire Bureau responded to reports of the crash at an offramp of Expressway 74 in Xitun District at 5:48 am. Firefighters and paramedics found the vehicle had completely disintegrated due to

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Two Belgian tourists injured in cycling accident in north coast mountain district

Paramedics tend to injured cyclists who tumbled into streambed
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Two Belgian men were injured after crashing their bicycles on a downhill section of a mountain road in Wanli District, New Taipei City, yesterday, Sunday, April 16. According to Taiwanese media outlet SETN, the two men were part of a group of four cyclists riding on a downhill section of the Pingding Mountain Road when they crashed into a bridge pier. One of the men flew over the guardrail and fell into a streambed around 4 meters below the road.

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Driver climbs out of Mini Cooper crushed by gravel truck

mini cooper crushed by gravel truck
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A driver climbed out on his own, but suffered three broken ribs, after a gravel truck crashed into a Mini Cooper, crushing it against the central traffic divider on National Highway 1 in Hsinchu County, Friday, April 7. According to reports, the driver of the Mini Cooper was traveling in the fast lane of the freeway southbound at the 83 kilometer mark in Hukou Township at around 2:40 pm, when a gravel truck in the center lane bumped into a

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Bus involved in fatal accident was traveling 30kph over speed limit

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Both drivers involved in a collision were at fault, according to an investigation into an accident on Taiwan’s east coast that left one dead and four injured Saturday, April 8. According to the police investigation, at around 7:40 am, Saturday, the driver of an SUV executed an illegal left turn over double-yellow lines at the entrance to a camping area on Highway 11 in Fengbin Township, Hualien County. A bus slammed into the SUV before careering off the road and

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Smartphone app helps save motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

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Paramedics rushed an unconscious man to hospital after his iPhone crash detection app called emergency services following a motorcycle accident in New Taipei City early yesterday morning, April 6. According to a United Daily News report, the 53-year-old bus driver, named Zheng, was riding a motor scooter to work when he crashed into a traffic island on Hecheng Road in Zhonghe District at around 5:10 am. Zheng was seriously injured and unconscious following the accident. Fortunately, his iPhone crash detection

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Automatic driver assist involved in most collisions with freeway maintenance vehicles: 29 crashes in just 3 months

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Taiwan’s National Highway Police Bureau is warning drivers to not be overdependent on automated driver assist systems after reviewing data on the causes of 29 incidents involving cars rear-ending freeway construction and maintenance vehicles so far this year. Police said that an increasing number of cars are equipped with advanced driver assistance Systems (ADAS). While these can reduce the burden on drivers, the systems are not flawless, and the driver still needs to maintain awareness and be able to maintain

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Civilian driver seriously injured after crashing into tank during military exercises on public road

tank and civilian car after crash
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A man remains under observation in an intensive care unit three days after his car slammed into the back of a army tank during a military exercise in Taoyuan City Monday night, March 20. According to media reports, the 33-year-old driver of a black sedan crashed into the back of a CM11 tank occupying the outer lane of Provincial Highway 31 in Yangmei District at around 11:30 pm. The civilian vehicle was severely damaged and Deng was rushed to Yangmei

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Couple found dead 9 days after car crashes over edge of remote mountain road

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A husband and wife who were reported missing March 8, after failing to return from an outing March 5, were found dead in their car at the bottom of a 30-meter-deep ravine in a mountain district of Nantou County, yesterday, March 14. According to reports, the retired middle-aged couple, named Chen, left their home in Changhua County for a drive to a scenic area in Nantou County, Sunday, March 5. After they failed to return, and did not respond to

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National rowing champ dies after crashing scooter, falling into 14-meter-deep sewer construction pit

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A 28-year-old athlete who won gold at the 2018 Asian Games was found dead at the bottom of a sewer construction pit five hours after he crashed his scooter in Taoyuan City, yesterday, February 16. Construction workers arriving at the work site on Guoji Road at around 8:30 am Thursday morning found signs that someone had crashed through the construction fence. After noticing that the anti-fall safety net was also broken, the workers immediately started pumping water out of the

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Driver crashes into traffic sign then continues driving with sign stuck on car

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Road users in Taichung City and Changhua County were stunned to see a car being driven on an expressway with a traffic divider sign mounted on the hood earlier this week, and a man went to a police station today to explain what had happened after seeing the story reported on TV news. Multiple drivers uploaded video footage to social media of an SUV on Provincial Highway 74 heading southbound with the traffic divider stuck to the front of the

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Motorcycle rider killed after hitting taxi driving with lights off on expressway

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A motorcycle rider died at the scene after slamming into the back of a taxi at high speed on Expressway 64 in New Taipei City last night, and the taxi driver, who was driving with headlights off, is being investigated on charges of negligent death. Police received a report of an accident at the 25.5 kilometer mark of Expressway 64 in Zhonghe District at 10:57 pm. Dashcam footage of the accident taken from a car that was traveling at 90

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