Two Indian students drown in Chiayi County

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi County, drowning, exchange students, Nanhua University

Two Indian exchange students were declared dead at the hospital after they took a late night swim and drowned in a pond nearby their university dormitory early this morning in Chiayi County. According to United Daily News, Chiayi County Fire Bureau received a report at 2:44pm, from a location in Dalin Township, and rushed to the rescue. However, when paramedics arrived the two men had been pulled out of the pond by their companions, but had lost breathing and heartbeat.

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June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus crash, Changhua County, National Freeway, Taoyuan City

Two traffic accidents involving tour buses on Taiwan’s National Freeway 1 resulted in three fatalities, and left at least 22 injured after separate incidents in Taoyuan City, and Changhua County, yesterday, June 10. In Taoyuan County, at the 51.4 kilometer mark southbound, a bus belonging to the Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport company crashed into the back of a flatbed semi-trailer at around 2:45pm. The driver of the bus lost vital signs at the scene of the accident, and was declared dead

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May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment construction industry, New Taipei City, workplace-safety

A woman and her 6-year-old daughter are lucky to be alive today, after a hammer head weighing around 20 kilograms flew off a high-rise construction site and crashed through the sunroof of their car. The 32-year-old woman named Lu, was passing by the construction site on Minzu Road in Banqiao District, New Taipei City at around 5:00pm yesterday, May 24, when she was shocked by an explosive sound in the back seat. After pulling over, Lu found that a sledgehammer

car involved in fatal accident in Hualien County

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May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-mortality, pedestrian-crossing, traffic-accident

A five-year-old girl was killed in Taichung City, and an 11-year-old boy lost his life in Hualien County yesterday, after motorists sped through zebra crossings, and failed to yield to pedestrians. Taichung City At around 4:00pm in Nantun District, Taichung City, a mother and her 5-year-old daughter were crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing on Liming Road at the intersection of Yongchun East Road, when a small truck driven by a 32-year-old man named Lee executed a right turn

motorcycle with kid not wearing a helmet and not seated properly

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May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-safety, heavy motorcycles, Hsinchu County, motorcycle-helmets

Police are investigating an incident after motorists recorded a man riding a motorcycle on an expressway at speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour with a small, helmet-less child clinging for his life. The video was recorded yesterday, May 12, on Provincial Highway 68, in Hsinchu County, and drew the ire of viewers after it was uploaded to social media. The unidentified man, wearing a full-face helmet, is seen riding a heavy motorcycle with a male child around 4

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April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment dangerous driving, Nantou County, tour-bus

The driver of a tour bus will face a fine of between NT$600 and NT$1,800 (US$16 – US$58), after a overtaking over double-yellow lines on a blind bend in a mountain district of Nantou County two days ago. The driver, who caught the act on dash-cam, was forced to brake hard, and swerve her car into the guardrail to avoid a head-on collision with the tour bus. Shortly before 2:00pm on Wednesday, April 3, Ms Zhong was driving on Provincial

A bus stops before a zebra crossing in New Taipei City

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March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment New Taipei City, on the buses

Two bus drivers in New Taipei City were seen stopping and checking for pedestrians on a zebra crossing before proceeding, and a witness was so pleasantly surprised that he uploaded dash-cam footage of the incident to social media. The video footage, was recorded at 8:56am last Friday, March 15, and shows two buses in succession turning right onto Minzu Road in Banqiao District. Both drivers stopped and made a gesture pointing left and right, confirming no pedestrians were on the

construction site that became a crime scene after cover up attempt on industrial accident

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March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment fake traffic accident, industrial-accident, Pingtung County, workplace-safety

A construction site foreman and four workers have been charged after police found that they had faked a traffic accident to cover-up a fatal industrial accident. Police in Pingtung County’s Neipu Township received a report about a scooter accident outside the construction site at around 10:00am, Thursday, March 14. However, when officers arrived at the scene, the “scooter rider” had already been taken to hospital in the construction site foreman’s car. A damaged scooter lay beside a utility pole. The

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August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Keelung City, scuba, search and rescue

The body of a man was found around 200 meters from shore this morning, after he went missing while scuba diving from the shore last night in Keelung City. Mr Wu, 51, entered the water at around 7:00pm outside National Taiwan Ocean University while his wife waited on shore. As time passed, and other divers all exited the water, Ms Wu became anxious. At around 10:00pm anglers fishing at the spot urged Ms Wu to call the coastguard. The Coastguard

homemade guns used by aboriginal hunters

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July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment accidental shooting, hunting, Miaoli County

A woman died this morning after being accidentally shot in the head by her boyfriend while hunting in Miaoli County last night. Mr Chen, 62, an aboriginal from the Amis ethnic group, accompanied by his 62 year-old girlfriend, Ms Lin, and a male cousin, went to Sanwan mountain district in Miaoli County late last night to hunt using spotlights and two homemade shotguns. At around 11:00pm, Chen spotted the reflective eyes of an animal around 100 meters away and fired

swimming hole where parents died leaving 4 kids orphaned

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July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drowning, New Taipei City

A couple who took their four children to a popular swimming hole in Shuangxi District, New Taipei City, drowned after jumping into the water in an attempt to rescue two of the children who had gotten into difficulty after entering deep water, yesterday, June 2. The nine year-old daughter of the couple named Lin lost her footing and panicked after entering a deep part of the swimming hole. The eldest child, a thirteen year-old boy, dived in and swam to

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Two Indian students drown in Chiayi County

Two bus accidents in one day on one freeway leave 3 dead, 22 injured

Mother and child have close call after sledge hammer falls from high-rise construction site

Two kids killed on pedestrian crossings by speeding motorists in separate incidents a few hours apart

Motorcyclist takes kid on hair-raising ride on expressway

Bus driver to face small fine after dangerous overtaking maneuver

Bus drivers spotted stopping to check for pedestrians on zebra crossing in New Taipei City

Construction boss fakes traffic accident to cover-up fatal industrial accident

Man Dies During Solo Night Dive on North Coast

Woman Shot Dead in Hunting Accident

Four Children Orphaned after Parents Drown in Rescue Attempt