1 Dead, 1 Critical after Tire blow-out on Freeway

April 16, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, New Taipei City

A man was thrown out of the back of a truck and killed instantly after a driver lost control of the vehicle due to a tire blowout on National Highway 3 near the Sanxia/Ying-ge exit this afternoon. Another passenger was trapped under the vehicle and is fighting for his life in hospital. At around 12:50pm, a small truck driven by a 34 year-old man named Shen was traveling northbound from Taoyuan to New Taipei City when the rear-left tire blew

Crime and Criminals

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment police officers injured, police shooting, Tainan

Police shot a suspect dead on a street in Tainan City this morning, after the wanted man attempted to escape in his car, dragging an officer who attempted to take his keys more than 15 meters. Police ambushed the man named Weng, as he finished breakfast at a restaurant on Hsimen Road at around 9:00am this morning. Weng, who was wanted on multiple charges including burglary and drugs offences, fled to his car and hit the ignition. A second man

Crime and Criminals

April 16, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment firearms, modified weapons, New Taipei City, sanxia-district

A young man was hospitalized with a bullet wound to his thigh, after a pistol he was carrying discharged as he was getting out of a cab in Sanxia District this morning, Monday, April 16. The nineteen year-old man named Su had traveled to Sanxia District in a taxi with a friend named Huang. Su had a modified Taurus pistol stuffed in the waistband of his pants. At around 8:00am, Su and Huang had just exited the vehicle at a

a car that was driven into the harbor at Keelung

Traffic Accidents

April 15, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Port of Keelung

A man drove over the edge of a wharf at the Port of Keelung last night, after being dazzled by lights reflecting on the water, and thinking the surface of the water was a road. Shortly after 8:00pm, 70 year-old Mr Su drove onto the wharf to start his shift as a night guard when he became disoriented by lights reflecting on the water, and turned left too soon. Officers on a coast guard vessel were shocked to see Su’s

firefighters treat a man who fell out of a bus

Traffic Accidents

April 14, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus-accident, Linkou District, New Taipei City

A man suffered open fractures to his left leg after falling out of a bus in Linkou District, New Taipei City, today, Saturday, April 14. Mr Lin, 22, boarded the 1120 bus bound for Sanchong District, on Renai Road in Linkou, at around 3:00pm this afternoon. Video monitor footage shows that while Lin was preparing to pay the fare, the bus driver hit the throttle without closing the door. Lin stumbled, and fell out of the bus. Firefighters called to

Traffic Accidents

April 14, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment expressway, Taichung

A driver hit a police patrol car before crashing into another car on an expressway in Taichung City last night, Friday, April 13. Police had originally been called to the scene of an accident when a man named Luo, who was found to have a breath alcohol level of 0.61mg/l, crashed into the outer traffic barrier. A police patrol car with flashing lights was parked behind the crashed vehicle, while a police officer positioned himself around 75 meters behind the

remains of helicopter fuselage recovered from ocean bed

Aviation

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment helicopter crash, Orchid-Island, salvage, search and rescue

A helicopter that went missing 2 months ago was finally recovered from the seabed today, April 12. The remains of two out of 6 passengers and crew were found in the fuselage. The Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk, belonging to the National Airborne Services Corps, was on an emergency medical evac mission when it lost radio contact, and disappeared from radar screens at around 11:50pm, Monday evening, February 5, shortly after taking off from Orchid Island. Three flight crew, an emergency

Society

April 11, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Central Mountain Range, missing persons, mountain rescue, search and rescue

Relatives and friends of a man missing in the Central Mountain Range have offered NT$500, 000 to anyone who finds the man alive, and NT$200, 000 if his body is located. Lee Chaoyuan, 61, set off on a solo hike from Kaohsiung on March 23. Lee’s challenge was to traverse the length of the Central Mountain Range. Lee successfully completed the southern section on April 1, which was the last contact Lee made with his family. The experienced hiker was

Traffic Accidents

April 11, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment National Freeway, New Taipei City, runaway-truck

New Taipei City: The driver of a semi-trailer carrying steel girders lost his brakes on a downhill section of Freeway 1, and ran his truck into the outer traffic barrier in order to slow down and stop his truck. The 42 year-old driver named Yang was traveling on the downhill section between Linkou and Taishan yesterday morning at around 10:00am, when his truck began speeding up. Yang attempted to brake but was unable to slow down the heavily loaded vehicle.

Traffic Accidents

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment hit and run, Taoyuan

A man was arrested in New Taipei City this afternoon, after an elderly woman was hit and killed by a car in Taoyuan City early this morning, April 10. Ms Zhao, 71, went out for her regular morning exercise at around 4:00am, but was hit by a car while crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Minshing and Hekou Roads, and was later declared dead in hospital. Police accessed traffic surveillance camera footage and identified a

Travel and Tourism

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment cruise ship, Norwegian Jewel, Port of Kaohsiung

The cruise ship Norwegian Jewel berthed at the Port of Kaohsiung this morning, bringing 2,248 mostly European and American travelers to visit southern Taiwan. Around 1,000 of the visitors boarded buses to visit sights in Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung. Others traveled independently around the port city. The passengers boarded the ship at Yokohama Japan, and visited Naha, Ishigaki-jima, and the Port of Keelung, before arriving in Kaohsiung. The ship will depart Kaohsiung for Hong Kong at 6:00pm this evening. Norwegian

1 Dead, 1 Critical after Tire blow-out on Freeway

3 Police Officers Injured: Suspect Shot Dead in Tainan City

Man Accidentally Shoots himself in the Thigh

Man Mistakes Sea Surface for Road and Drives into Harbor

Man’s leg Crushed after Bus Driver Leaves Door Open

BMW Mounts Mazda in Taichung City

Missing Rescue Helicopter Salvaged: Remains of 2 People Recovered

Family Offers NT$500, 000 Reward to Find Missing Hiker Alive

Truck Driver Narrowly Averts Disaster after Losing Brakes

Driver Arrested after Fatal Hit and Run

Norwegian Jewel brings 2,248 Visitors to Kaohsiung