Motorcyclist dies after crashing, falling down 150-meter cliff on coastal highway

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Hualien County, motorcycle accident, suhua highway

A man was found dead on a beach 150 meters below his smashed motorcycle on the Su’ao-Hualien Highway this morning, January 12. According to reports in Apple Daily, and United Daily News, the 19-year-old man, named Lin, was driving from Hsinchu to his family’s home in Hualien yesterday evening, but did not show up at the expected time. Lin’s last contact was at 8:00 pm, when he said he had reached Heping Village. Early this morning, road maintenance workers called

composite image of car and motorcycle crash

Traffic Accidents

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment heavy motorcycles, motorcycle accident, Pingtung County

A motorcyclist died after slamming into a car at high speed on a coastal highway in Pingtung County today, November 18. Traffic cam footage of the accident showed the driver of a Mercedes Benz sedan pulling out into traffic from a car park before a rider on a heavy motorcycle slammed into the vehicle without signs of braking on Provincial Highway 1 in Fangshan Township at 2:23 pm. The impact of the motorcycle hitting the car caused the car to

man lays in ravine next to mattress that broke his fall

Traffic Accidents

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi County, miraculous survival, motorcycle accident

A 19-year-old man crashed into the guardrail of a bridge after losing control of his motorcycle on a mountain road in Chiayi County yesterday, and plunged 15 meters into a boulder-strewn stream bed below. Fortunately, the man landed on a discarded mattress, and survived the fall with only minor injuries, including a busted knee, and a mild concussion. At around 5:00pm, Mr Cheng (程 ), 19, was riding a heavy motorcycle on Provincial Highway 3 (Inner Mountain Highway), in Chiayi