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Two Teens Dead after Unlicensed Driver Crashes Car

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Two teenagers were killed and three injured after a car driven by a 17 year-old unlicensed driver crashed in Taichung City in the early hours of the morning, today, August 9. Taichung City Fire Department received a report at 1:41am that a car had left the road and turned over on Xitun Road, Section 3, in Xitun District. Four ambulances and 8 personnel were dispatched to the scene of the accident. One of the passengers had been thrown out of

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2 Dead 3 Injured After Lamborghini Crashes in Tunnel

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A passenger traveling in a Lamborghini sports car, and a road maintenance worker are dead after the driver of the rented sports car lost control of the vehicle and hit a guardrail before plowing into a roadworks site. At around 5:00am this morning, the 24 year-old driver of the Lamborghini entered the Ziqiang Tunnel, which connects Shilin District and Neihu Districts in Taipei City. Dashcam footage from the vehicle behind the Lamborghini shows that the driver, named You, accelerated rapidly

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4 Killed in High-speed Single Vehicle Accident

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Four people in their early twenties died in Changhua County in the early hours of the morning, when a car they were travelling in hit a pillar at high speed and burst into flames. Two men inside the car were incinerated, while two women, who police suspect were not wearing seat belts, were thrown out of the car and also died at the scene. One body was found on the road about 30 meters from the car. The white Toyota

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Driver Incinerated After High Speed Crash

BMW sedan almost broken in half before going up in flames
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A 21 year-old man died after he was trapped in his burning car, while his passenger managed to climb out of the mangled wreck before it went up in flames. The driver of another car involved in the accident also survived. At around 2:00 am this morning, January 20, the driver of a silver BMW was traveling at high speed on Huanhe Road in Tucheng District when he attempted to overtake a white Ford sedan. It was raining at the

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Six Injured After Car Crashes into Roadside Kitchen

fire and rescue personnel at scene of car crash in shilin district
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Six people were rushed to hospital after a car crashed outside a restaurant in Shilin District, Taipei City this evening, Friday, December 8. Shortly after 8:00pm, a Volvo sedan crashed into the outdoor kitchen, which was occupying a sidewalk on Lane 165, Fuhua Road, next to the Zhishan MRT Station. Four women and 2 men were rushed to hospital with non life-threatening injuries, some caused by the vehicle’s impact, and others by scalding from hot oil and soup which splashed

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Sleeping at the Wheel? Driver Drives Head-on into Traffic Barrier

A car is seen flipped over after hitting a traffic barrier
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Yunlin County: Fortunately nobody was seriously injured or killed in this traffic accident in Yunlin this morning. The car veers left from the outside lane across the inside lane, across an intersection and straight into a traffic barrier. There is no attempt to brake the vehicle or avoid the obstacle. The vehicle spins 360 degrees and flips onto its roof. Fortunately, the 51 year-old female driver received only minor injuries and was helped out of the car by an emergency

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