Police Chief hit by car on pedestrian crossing in Hualien City

composite image of injured police officer and pedestrian crossing accident

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Hualien County, pedestrian-crossing

Police officers called to the scene of an accident in Hualien City yesterday were shocked to find their own police station chief had been hit by a car while walking on a zebra crossing. Chief Peng of the Fengchuan Police Station in the Hualien Police Precinct was hit by a taxi while crossing the road at the intersection of Guolian 4th Road and Guolian 5th Road at around 7:30 pm. Peng was returning to the station after working out at

composite image of scene of fatal drunk driving accident in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Traffic Accidents

November 13, 2021November 21, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drink-driving, drunk-driver, Kaohsiung City

A husband and wife who had just set off for a day trip to the mountains both died after being hit by a car driven by man affected by alcohol in Kaohsiung City this morning, Saturday, November 13. The couple, riding a scooter, had just left their home to meet up with friends and relatives, and were passing through the intersection of Guangming Road and Wengyuan Road in Daliao District at 5:10 am when a black Lexus sedan driven by

Traffic Accidents

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gravel-truck, suhua highway, truck-accident

The driver of a gravel truck involved in a collision on the Suhua Highway today was drunk at the time of the accident, according to a police investigation. According to the investigation so far, the 32-year-old driver of a gravel truck, named Shen, skidded into the mountainside wall before veering out of control into the oncoming traffic lane, and crashing through the guardrail at the 114.9 kilometer mark. Another gravel truck traveling in the opposite direction driven by a 67-year-old

Traffic Accidents

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, freeway accident, truck-accident

Firefighters spent more than one hour in a difficult rescue operation after a truck driver was trapped in his vehicle suspended in midair in Changhua County this morning, November 8. According to reports, the 42-year-old driver, named Hsie, was driving a semi-trailer loaded with livestock feed when he crashed into a guardrail on a ramp at the Changua Freeway Interchange at 6:38 am. The collision seriously damaged the front section of the truck and left the cabin hanging precariously around

car crushed by excavator track and undercarriage

Traffic Accidents

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Kaohsiung City, unsecured load

A large piece of heavy machinery fell off a semi-trailer in Kaohsiung City this morning, flattening a parked car, but fortunately the owner of the vehicle was having breakfast at the time, and there were no casualties. At 6:22 am this morning, a 26-year-old man named Liu was driving a semi-trailer on Dezhong Road in Nanzi District when the section of heavy machinery undercarriage being carried on the trailer fell off and crushed the small sedan. According to police, the

composite image of car wrong way driving and wreck of vehicle

Traffic Accidents

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, national highway, Tainan City

A man drove seven kilometers in the opposite direction to traffic on National Highway One in Tainan City, yesterday, causing chaos, and crashes involving four vehicles, leaving one dead, and one injured. According to the police investigation, the driver of an SUV, named Ho, entered the northbound lanes of the freeway at the 281 kilometer mark north of the Xinying Interchange at 4:16 pm, and proceeded to drive southbound in the fast lane. Cars were forced to dodge the errant

motorcyclist treated by paramedics after being hit by falling rocks

Traffic Accidents

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment central cross island highway, Hualien County, rockfall, Taroko National Park

Two motorcyclists were hit by falling rocks, leaving one injured, on the Central Cross-Island Highway in Taroko National Park this morning, Saturday, October 16. A 46-year-old man, named Liu, and his 44-year-old friend, named Huang, were traveling from Kaohsiung to Hualien City on heavy motorcycles when they were hit by falling rocks, some as large as one meter in diameter, at Cimu Bridge in Taroko Gorge at around 10:30 am. Liu was hit by one of the larger rocks, causing

Traffic Accidents

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment accident-while-using-phone, miraculous survival, New Taipei City

A couple involved in a rollover accident in New Taipei City declined further treatment after receiving first aid at the scene of the crash October 1, despite the female passenger being thrown out of the passenger side window at high speed. The 30-year-old unlicensed driver, named Guo was driving his 25-year-old wife, named Lai, to work at around 7:00 am when he lost control of his vehicle on Jingwenshan Road in Shenkeng District. Video footage of the accident shows Guo’s

Traffic Accidents

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, Tainan City, truck-accident

A truck accident on National Highway One in Tainan City blocked traffic in both directions this afternoon, and dashcam footage showed one driver narrowly escape being hit by a flying axle and wheel set. At around 2:00 pm the driver of a semitrailer carrying scrap metal lost control of his vehicle due to a left front tire blowout at the 331 kilometer mark. The truck veered into the central traffic divider, leaving the trailer tipped over, and the cab in

Traffic Accidents

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Kaohsiung City

A man man died at the scene of a crash after his car was crushed between two semitrailers near the Port of Kaohsiung yesterday, September 29. The Kaohsiung City Fire Department dispatched 14 personnel and 7 vehicles to the scene of the accident involving five vehicles on Yanhai Road in Xiaogang District at around 6:00 pm. Firefighters took more than one hour to extract the 29-year-old driver, named Guo, from his severely mangled car. However, Guo was “obviously dead” when

damaged vehicle after drunk driving crash

Traffic Accidents

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drunk-driver, Pingtung County

A police officer who was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash in Pingtung County was found to have a blood alcohol level seven times over the legal limit, according to reports today, September 24. The 25-year-old detective named Chen drank alcohol with a colleague in his office at the Linyuan Police Station in Kaohsiung City after finishing his duties at 2:00 am. Chen left the station at around 4:00 am to return to his home in Pingtung County. However, Chen’s

Traffic Accidents

Police Chief hit by car on pedestrian crossing in Hualien City

Couple on scooter killed by drunk driver in Kaohsiung City

Gravel trucks collide on Suhua Highway, one driver drunk

Truck driver rescued from cabin suspended in midair after crash

Heavy machinery falls off truck, crushes parked car

Man drives wrong way in freeway fast-lane: 1 dead, 1 injured

One injured after rockfall hits two motorcyclists on Central Cross-Island Highway

Woman thrown out of car in high-speed rollover crash walks away with slight injuries

Truck crash blocks freeway in both directions: compact car narrowly avoids destruction

Driver dead after car sandwiched between trucks in Kaohsiung City

Police officer critically injured in drunk driving accident