Two killed three injured on freeway after driver stops in fast lane due to flat tire

firefighters rescue occupants of vehicle

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment Changhua County, freeway accident, National Freeway

Two people died and three were injured after a driver stopped their car in the fast lane on National Highway 1 in Changhua County yesterday, June 27, resulting in a three-vehicle collision. At around 10:20 pm yesterday evening, a driver named Hsieh with three passengers in a small sedan, was driving in the northbound lanes when one of the tires on her car suddenly burst at the 196 kilometer mark. Hsieh quickly stopped the car in the inner lane. A

Traffic Accidents

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County

A 17-year-old male died after losing control of his vehicle, slamming into a brick wall and a utility pole, and overturning during a heavy downpour in Changhua County this morning, Sunday, May 30. The Taoyuan City resident, named Lee, had driven to Xihu Township in Changhua County to visit friends early this morning. According to witnesses, and traffic monitor footage, the driver lost control of his vehicle when it hit water that had accumulated to a depth of around 30

Traffic Accidents

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, freeway accident

Three people were injured after a Mercedes Benz SUV suspected of being in driver-assist mode hit a road maintenance vehicle without braking on National Freeway 3 today, April 13. At around 11:00 am the Mercedes Benz hit the slow-moving road cleaning team vehicle in the outer lane at the 195.5 kilometer mark in Changhua County, spinning 360 degrees before coming to a stop. Drivers in cars behind the crashed vehicle slammed on their brakes, and dodged the Mercedes, which was

Society

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, wildlife conservation law

Two Vietnamese factory workers in Changhua County were charged with offenses against the Wildlife Protection Act today, after an investigation into online videos showing them killing birds using slingshots. Police began the investigation after videos originating on the platform Tik Tok were found and posted to Facebook. At least three videos had been uploaded since September 2020, showing the men targeting birds perched on powerlines, utility poles, and trees around Puyan Township. The videos show birds falling to the ground

Police detectives and suspect at crime scene

Violent Crimes

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, Dacun Township, homicide

A man in Changhua County has been charged with murder following an investigation launched in May when human remains were found in a steel drum in Dacun Township. On May 11, a Taoist Priest collecting recyclable materials, accidentally knocked over a steel drum, which was located in a fire alley next to a drainage ditch. Bones fell out of the drum, which the priest immediately recognized as human. The subsequent police investigation revealed that the drum contained a human skeleton,

Traffic Accidents

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, gravel-truck

The driver of a gravel truck walked away uninjured after a wheel came off a truck traveling in the opposite direction and smashed into his windscreen in Changhua County yesterday, August 10. Mr Jian was traveling in the northbound lanes of the West Coast Expressway at around 11:00 am when a left, rear wheel from a semi-trailer traveling southbound came off the trailer, bounced over the center guardrail, and landed on the passenger side of the gravel truck’s cabin. Fortunately,

SWAT team officer attempts to disarm suspect armed with pistol

Violent Crimes

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, firearms, Hemei Township, police officer shot

A police officer was shot while attempting to disarm a suspect in Changhua County this morning, after a man faced police in a four-hour long standoff outside a small factory building. Officers from the Taichung City Investigation Bureau located the man in Changhua County during an investigation into an armed intimidation case that occurred in Taichung City on June 23. Investigation bureau officers and a team from one of Taiwan’s “Thunder Squad” special weapons and tactical response police units were

chemical tanker and dump truck after crash and fire

Traffic Accidents

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, chemical hazard, truck-accident

Three people were injured, two critically, after a chemical tanker carrying isoocytl acrylate crashed into a stationary dump truck at high speed on the West Coast Expressway (Highway 61) in Changhua County today, May 8. Changhua County Fire Bureau responded to reports at 10:59 am, dispatching 16 fire trucks, 4 ambulances, and 36 personnel to the scene of the accident. Highway traffic monitor footage showed that the 17 ton dump truck, was temporarily stopped on the side of the road

hole in graveyard in which body was found

Crime and Criminals

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, grave robbers

Police in Changhua County are attempting to identify a body found head-first in a hole at a cemetery in Hemei Township on June 15. Police received a report at around 8:00am on Saturday morning that a passerby had spotted a man’s legs sticking out of a hole above a grave in the Jiaboa public cemetery. Investigators found a decomposing body in the 90-centimeter-deep, 50×70-centimeter-wide hole. The deceased was shirtless, and wearing jeans. Beside the body was a shovel, and a

Health and Safety

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus crash, Changhua County, National Freeway, Taoyuan City

Two traffic accidents involving tour buses on Taiwan’s National Freeway 1 resulted in three fatalities, and left at least 22 injured after separate incidents in Taoyuan City, and Changhua County, yesterday, June 10. In Taoyuan County, at the 51.4 kilometer mark southbound, a bus belonging to the Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport company crashed into the back of a flatbed semi-trailer at around 2:45pm. The driver of the bus lost vital signs at the scene of the accident, and was declared dead

Breaking News Traffic Accidents

March 9, 2019March 10, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus-accident, Changhua County, National Freeway

More than 30 people were injured after a tour bus lost control and flipped onto its side on National Freeway 3 in Changhua County this afternoon, March 9. The accident occurred at 4:43pm in the southbound lanes at the 192 kilometer mark near the Hemei Interchange in rainy conditions after the bus collided with a car. United Daily News reports that there were 32 people on the bus at the time of the accident. The group were returning to Kaohsiung

Changhua County

Two killed three injured on freeway after driver stops in fast lane due to flat tire

17-year-old, unlicensed driver dead after hitting water on road, losing control of vehicle in Changhua County

SUV hits freeway maintenance truck at full speed: driver and passenger pulled out before car bursts into flames

Migrant workers charged for bird kills after showing off slingshot skills online

Police solve 16-years missing person’s case after bones found in steel drum

Truck driver unscathed after flying wheel destroys cabin

Cop shot and injured attempting to disarm suspect during SWAT raid

Three injured, highway closed after chemical tanker crash and fire

Suspected grave robber found dead in a hole

Two bus accidents in one day on one freeway leave 3 dead, 22 injured

33 injured after tour bus overturns on freeway