Month: June 2023

3 dead: Driver who caused horrific high-speed crash the only survivor

the mangled wreck of two vehicles after crash
Traffic Accidents 
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Three people died after a speeding driver slammed into the back of a car then careered head-on into another vehicle in Yilan County this morning, June 6. According to reports, a 62-year-old man, named Wu, was driving a Volvo sedan at high speed when he crashed into the back of a Mitsubishi minivan driven by a 42-year-old woman named Zhong at the intersection of Zhenan Road and Xibin Road in Wujie Township at around 7:40 am. Wu’s vehicle then crashed

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Gunman opens fire at Tainan City seafood store, takes a police bullet in the butt

composite image showing shooter firing then being taken away with a wound to his buttock
Crime and Criminals 
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A police officer shot a man in the buttocks after he had already fired 23 shots into the door of a seafood store in Tainan City, yesterday, June 2. According to reports, a 32-year-old man, named Lin, fired 23 shots into the closed roller door of a shop in Wannian Street in Tainan City’s South District at around 1:00 pm. Surveillance camera footage of the incident showed Lin getting out of a silver Toyota Yaris and opening fire at the

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3 people injured as strong winds lash southern Taiwan

fallen scooter and tree in Kaohsiung City
Weather 
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At least three people were injured as strong winds in the wake of Typhoon Mawar brought down trees and power poles in several districts of Kaohsiung City today, June 1. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau lifted a sea warning for Typhoon Mawar Wednesday evening as the tropical storm moved away from eastern waters towards Okinawa Japan. However, heavy rain and strong winds persisted in some parts of the island Thursday. At around 8:00 am in Kaohsiung City’s Lingya District, a tree

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