Philippine cyclist killed in drunk-driving hit and run accident in New Taipei City

composite image showing car damaged after accident and cyclists affected in fatal hit and run

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bali District, drunk driving, foreign workers, hit and run, migrant workers, New Taipei City

A thirty-two-year-old Philippines national died after being hit by a drunk driver who fled the scene of the accident in Linkou District, New Taipei City this morning, Sunday, March 20. According to reports in United Daily News, the deceased was one of four Filipino migrant workers employed at a factory in Luzhu District in Taoyuan City who were on their way to join a long distance road cycling race starting at Liao Tianding Temple in Bali District, New Taipei City.

Fire

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment foreign workers, residential fire, Taitung County

An Indonesian national, and the daughter-in-law of the elderly woman she cared for were both declared dead, and two other people were injured when rescued from a burning mixed commercial and residential building in Taitung City in the early hours of this morning, December 21. The Taitung City Fire Department dispatched personnel after reports of a fire at a pharmacy on Xingsheng Road at around 1:00 am. Firefighters deployed water lines to fight the fire and simultaneously dispatched personnel to

A suspect is paraded in front of media after

Society

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment abandoned baby, foreign workers, New Taipei City

Police arrested a 20-year-old Vietnamese national today after identifying her as the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned on a sidewalk in New Taipei City earlier today, March 27. Police made the arrest in Banqiao District at around noon, after a 12-hour investigation, that included tracing the suspect via traffic monitor footage, and using information printed on the cardboard box the baby was found in. Ms Ruan (阮), according to media reports, worked for an electronics company as a

Fire

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment foreign workers, Kerry Logistics, Taoyuan City, warehouse fire

[Picture: United Daily News] Three Vietnamese nationals are confirmed dead, after two bodies were found this morning, in the wake of a fire that broke out at the Kerry Logistics Company warehouse in Guanyin District, Taoyuan City, yesterday, February 6. A group of six Vietnamese workers employed by a sub-contractor entered the building at around 8:00am yesterday to perform maintenance work on air conditioning and refrigeration units during the Lunar New Year holiday period. At around 10:19am, a fire alarm

illegal migrant workers arrested in Taitung

Society

January 12, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment foreign workers, illegal immigration, Taitung

Police in Taitung City enforcing a ban on gravel trucks on restricted roads found a group of illegal Vietnamese workers hiding in the back of a truck. Police officers pulled over the truck at around 4:00pm Thursday, January 10, on Heping Road in Beinan Township at a road-stop manned by 10 police officers. Officers reported that the truck driver had a negative attitude, and was uncooperative and evasive when questioned. One of the officers noticed suspicious movement under the black

Traffic Accidents

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment electric bicycle, fatal accident, foreign workers

Two Vietnamese foreign workers died after they were hit by a car while riding an electric bicycle in Taichung City late last night, July 21. At around 11:00pm, a 30 year-old woman was riding the bicycle carrying a 26 year-old male passenger on Jiahou Road in Houli District. While on a bridge that crosses Freeway 1, they were hit from behind by a car. A motorist who witnessed the accident pulled over and immediately called 119. Paramedics rushed the couple

a man is treated by paramedics after being hit by a train in Taoyuan

Health and Safety

February 21, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment chungli, foreign workers, Taoyuan, train accident

An Indonesian man was injured after being hit by a moving train while standing on a platform at Chungli Station in Taoyuan today. Reports in Liberty Times Network and Apple Daily say the man was affected by alcohol at the time. At 3:32 pm, local shuttle service train No. 1204 traveling from Miaoli to Keelung was arriving at Chungli Station when the 31 year old man named as Rokim in media reports “moved toward the moving train.” Liberty Times reported

Fire

December 14, 2017 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment factory fire, foreign workers, illegal-construction

Six Vietnamese workers are confirmed dead after a fire at a factory in Taoyuan in the early hours of this morning, December 14. All six remains were found on what is suspected to be an illegally constructed dormitory on the second floor. The fire broke out at around 2:00am. Preliminary investigations point to an electrical transformer box in the second floor stairway as the ignition point. The staircase appears to have been the only exit from the dormitory. Witnesses said

Society

November 19, 2017 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments foreign workers, Taichung

An Indonesian woman working as a carer died after falling from an 11th floor window in Taichung City yesterday. Police believe the woman was attempting to escape from her employer. At around 6:00am, November 18, the guard at an upmarket apartment complex in Taichung’s Xitun District went out to investigate after hearing the sound of a large object that had fallen. The guard didn’t find anything, but a short time later he received a call from a resident on the

Vietnamese worker being treated after falling in industrial accident

Health and Safety

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment foreign workers, industrial-accident

A Vietnamese man died this afternoon after falling from a 40 meter-high fuel storage tank at a CNPC facility currently under construction at Taichung Harbor. Media reports say the man lost his footing in high winds. Apple Daily reported that the 23 year-old overseas foreign worker named Tran was working atop a Liquid Petroleum Gas storage tank at the west pier of Taichung Harbor when he fell at around 2:15pm. Firefighters from Taichung Harbor Fire Bureau were dispatched to the

Health and Safety

October 15, 2017October 15, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment foreign workers, industrial-accident

Breaking News: expect frequent changes and updates. Two foreign laborers were found unconscious at the bottom of an effluent tank at a factory in Tainan City’s Guantian industrial zone this morning October 15. Firefighters later confirmed the men are dead. Gas detection equipment was used to identify the presence of toxic, flammable, hydrogen sulfide gas. Workers at the Sunny Environmental Consultants, Ltd plastics recovery factory realized the 2 men were missing when staff lined up for a health check this

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foreign workers

Philippine cyclist killed in drunk-driving hit and run accident in New Taipei City

Indonesian caregiver, employer, die in fire in Taitung City

Mother of abandoned newborn identified and arrested

3 Vietnamese workers dead, 1 critical, after warehouse fire in Taoyuan City

11 illegal migrant workers found hidden in back of truck in Taitung City

2 Migrant Workers Die after Bicycle hit by Car

Migrant Worker Injured After Hit by Moving Train on Station Platform

6 Foreign Workers Confirmed Dead After Fire in Suspect Factory Dorm

Indonesian Woman Killed in Fall While Attempting Escape

Vietnamese Worker Dies in 40 Meter Fall

Two Foreign Workers Found Dead in Effluent Tank