Traffic Accidents

Driver survives six-story plunge into Keelung River after freeway crash

firefighters in inflatable boat over submerged car in Keelung River
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A man was rescued after his car fell into the Keelung River from a height of around twenty meters, after a crash on an elevated section of Highway 1 in Taipei City this morning, October 16. National Highway Police received reports of a crash at the 19-kilometer mark in the northbound lanes of the Xiwu Elevated Expressway at around 5:45 am. It was reported that a single vehicle had hit the guardrail and plunged over the edge into the Keelung

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High-speed chase ends in horror freeway crash leaving 3 dead, 1 injured

Scene of fatal accident showing overturned car
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A horror crash that left three people dead, and one seriously injured, September 23, was the result of a high-speed chase following a dispute over unpaid debts, a police investigation has found. Police and firefighters received reports of a two-vehicle accident at the 237-kilometer south mark on National Highway 1 in Huwei Township, Yunlin County, at around 10:25 pm, Monday night. Emergency responders found the wrecks of two badly smashed cars, suspected to have collided at high speed before smashing

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Bus driver charged with negligent homicide after hitting two students on pedestrian crossing, leaving one dead

bus after hitting pedestrians on zebra crossing
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A bus driver has been charged with negligent homicide after two students were hit by a bus while crossing the road on a zebra crossing in Taichung City last night, leaving one dead and one injured. According to reports, two female students from Tunghai University were crossing the road at the intersection of Lichuan East Street and Zhongshan Road when they were hit by a bus turning left at around 9:10 pm. A 20-year-old third-year student, named Lin, was caught

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4 dead after 3 truck crashes on National Highway 3: pile-up in tunnel causes commuter headache

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Four people have died in three separate traffic accidents on National Highway 3 since late last night, and a 15-vehicle pile-up caused a major traffic jam in the northbound lanes in Taoyuan city this morning. Drunk driving suspected in container truck crash Police and firefighters responded to reports of a single-vehicle accident involving a container truck near the Daxi exit in the southbound lanes of National Highway 3 in Taoyuan City at around 11:20 pm yesterday. Firefighters rescued the 34-year-old

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Truck accident blocks major traffic artery, causing commuter headaches in Taipei City

truck blocks lanes of bridge after accident
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A single-vehicle accident involving a semi-trailer blocked a bridge between Sanchong District and Taipei this morning, causing traffic jams and major hassles as commuters were forced to divert to alternative routes to the city. According to reports, the driver of the tractor-trailer carrying a massive steel beam lost control of his vehicle in the northbound lanes of Zhongxiao Bridge at around 5:50 am. The steel beam fell off the truck, destroying the soundproof wall of the bridge, sending debris collapsing

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Police officer killed, 5 people injured after suspected drug driver crash in New Taipei City

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A police officer died, and five people were injured, after a driver suspected to be under the influence of drugs slammed head-on into two cars stopped at a red light in New Taipei City’s Sanchong District early this morning, July 13. According to reports, a police patrol car and a multi-taxi were stopped at a red light at the intersection of Zhengyi North Road and Longmen Road at when a silver Mercedes Benz slammed head-on into the police patrol car

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Tesla breaks in half, catches fire after plunging off freeway bridge

tesla on fire after crash
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One man died, and another was injured, after the driver of a Tesla lost control of his vehicle, smashed through a guardrail, and plunged 6.5 meters off a bridge in Yunlin County, yesterday, June 6. Yunlin County Fire Department received reports of an accident in the southbound lanes of Highway 1 in Huwei Township at 9:12 pm. Firefighters arrived at the scene of the accident to find the white tesla broken into two pieces, with the front section on fire.

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Minor collision turns to tragedy after truck plows into crashed vehicles

scene of accident and fire
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Two drivers who got out of their vehicles after a collision on Highway 1 died, and a passenger was injured, after a semi-trailer crashed into them in Changhua County early this morning, April 24. The Changhua County Fire Department received reports that vehicles were on fire after a collision at the 213-kilometer mark in the northbound lanes on National Highway 1 in Xihu Township at around 3:00 am. Nine vehicles and 19 personnel were dispatched to the scene of the

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Driver charged after girlfriend jumps out of moving car and dies

woman jumps from moving car
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A man has been charged with negligent homicide after his girlfriend jumped out of his moving car and died in Taoyuan City two days ago. According to reports, the 49-year-old woman, named Zeng, and her 47-year-old boyfriend, named Song, left a party in the early hours of the morning April 15. While driving on Wenlin Road in Guanyin District, the couple had an argument over “trivial matters.” Zeng then opened the car door and jumped out. Video footage of the

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Bus accident leaves one dead, 14 injured in Kaohsiung City

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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

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Family of 3 killed in horrific freeway crash

wrecked vehicles after fatal freeway crash
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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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