Truck plunges off elevated road after crashing into car

truck after falling from elevated expressway

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, Taichung City

Two people were injured on National Highway 4 after a truck slammed into a broken down car then crashed through the guardrail, falling 10 meters from the elevated road section. Taichung City Fire Department dispatched six firetrucks, two ambulances, and 24 personnel to the scene of the accident after receiving reports at 10:14 am. Firefighters arrived to find the 50-year-old truck driver conscious but trapped in the vehicle. The truck driver was rushed to Tzu Chi Hospital with injuries described

crane after rolling off cross-island highway

Traffic Accidents

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment cross-island highway, Hualien County, industrial-accident

Two women died after a crane employed on a slope repair project on the Central Cross-Island Highway in Hualien County rolled into vehicles at around noon today, September 10. Police from Xincheng sub-bureau say that vehicles were stopped at the roadworks section at the 117 kilometer mark of Provincial Highway 8 when the crane hit the cars before crashing through a guardrail and rolling off the road. According to reports this afternoon, the driver was not in the crane at

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September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment high-speed crash, Miaoli County

A woman died and a man was left critically injured after both were thrown out of a car that crashed into a utility pole in Miaoli County this morning, September 10. Emergency services responded to reports of a crash at the intersection of Miaoli County #43 and Dexing Road in Yuanli Township at around 6:40 am. Police and firefighters found a car that had been torn in half by the impact of the crash, with both occupants thrown out of

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September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, Kaohsiung City

A guardrail on National Freeway 3 will be repaired, but the red Ferrari 488 that crashed into it will be sold as scrap metal after the driver lost control of the vehicle in Kaohsiung City yesterday, September 5. The 42-year-old driver, named Chiu hit the central traffic divider while driving in the fast lane, before veering into the outer guardrail at the 383.3 kilometer mark in Yanchao District at 6:10 am, according to dashcam video of the accident. Fortunately, Mr

fire bureau search and rescue personnel Taipei-Yilan Highway

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September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment beiyi highway, search and rescue

A search for a scooter rider suspected to have fallen into a 200-meter-deep valley after a crash on the Taipei-Yilan Highway last night ended when the woman was found in Hsintien District today, September 4. Search and rescue personnel began a search for the 44-year-old woman, named Liao, after a scooter was found crashed against a guardrail at the 15.7 kilometer mark of the highway shortly after midnight. Firefighters found the woman’s slippers scattered on the road, a helmet in

chemical tanker and sulfuric acid spill on coastal highway

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September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment chemical spill, Ruifang District

Chemical cleanup units have been dispatched from Keelung City and New Taipei City after a tanker carrying sulfuric acid overturned while negotiating a bend on the coastal highway in Ruifang District. According to traffic police, the tanker driven by a 47-year-old man named Liao veered into oncoming traffic lanes and overturned at around 6:30 am this morning at the 79.7 kilometer mark. The driver was not injured in the accident, and managed to climb out of the vehicle on his

patrol car after being damaged in drunk driving accident

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August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drunk driving, Kaohsiung City

A driver rushing to visit his grandmother in hospital crashed head-on into a police car in Kaohsiung City this morning, and was promptly arrested for drunk driving. According to an Apple Daily report, Mr Wang, 27, was drinking at a friend’s house when he received an urgent call informing him that his grandmother had suffered a fall, and had been sent to the hospital. Wang anxiously got into his car with the intent of driving to the hospital, despite being

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August 29, 2021August 29, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment little-blue-truck, scooter-accident, Tainan City

A couple riding a scooter in Tainan City not only survived being hit by a spare wheel that fell off a truck, but managed to stay on their feet after the scooter went down, yesterday, August 28. A 22-year-old man named Zhang was carrying a female pillion passenger on Renai Street in Yongkang District at around 2:00 pm, when the spare wheel of a light truck travelling in the opposite direction suddenly became detached, and bounced into oncoming traffic lanes,

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August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drunk-driver, Hengchun, Pingtung County

One man died and another was left in a critical condition after a single-vehicle crash in Checheng Township, Pingtung County yesterday, August 15, but the car was so badly damaged that police do not know which man was the driver. Traffic monitor footage of the incident shows that at 5:36 am Sunday, a black car drifted across the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Tainzhong Road at high speed before slamming into the safety island. Two men were rushed to Hengchun

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August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment mental illness, traffic safety

A man who first came to police attention one week ago, after posting death threats on social media, and driving dangerously in Tainan City, has been arrested for driving his yellow Ford Mustang through a red light in Miaoli City, leaving a 21-year-old woman critically injured. The 23-year-old resident of Taoyuan City, named Ye, posted death threats against Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, last Saturday, August 7, apparently because he was upset about “unfair vaccine distribution.” The following

8 ton steel coil of rolled sheet steel falls off back of truck

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July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Kaohsiung City, unsecured load

A scooter rider suffered only minor bruising after a steel coil weighing around eight tons fell off the back of a truck and bowled his scooter over in Kaohsiung City, yesterday, July 30. According to reports, at around 3:55 pm, a flatbed truck with trailer carrying four steel coils was passing through the intersection of Gaofeng Road and Kongfeng Road in Xiaogang District when one of the coils rolled off the back of the truck. The coil flipped end-to-end several

Traffic Accidents

Truck plunges off elevated road after crashing into car

Runaway crane on Cross-Island Highway kills two

High-speed single-vehicle crash leaves one dead, one seriously injured

Freeway guardrail damaged in Ferrari crash

Woman suspected of falling into 200-meter-deep ravine found safe 4km away

Overturned tanker spills sulfuric acid on coastal highway

Filial but drunk: driver crashes into police car injuring two officers

Nice save! Scooter couple still standing after high-speed hit by runaway truck wheel

Fatal high-speed drunk driving crash in Pingtung County: car disintegrated on impact

Mustang Maniac’s week-long rampage ends with young woman fighting for her life

Scooter rider narrowly escapes death after 8 ton steel coil falls off truck