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Driver survives six-story plunge into Keelung River after freeway crash

firefighters in inflatable boat over submerged car in Keelung River
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A man was rescued after his car fell into the Keelung River from a height of around twenty meters, after a crash on an elevated section of Highway 1 in Taipei City this morning, October 16. National Highway Police received reports of a crash at the 19-kilometer mark in the northbound lanes of the Xiwu Elevated Expressway at around 5:45 am. It was reported that a single vehicle had hit the guardrail and plunged over the edge into the Keelung

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4 dead after 3 truck crashes on National Highway 3: pile-up in tunnel causes commuter headache

car sandwiched between two trucks
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Four people have died in three separate traffic accidents on National Highway 3 since late last night, and a 15-vehicle pile-up caused a major traffic jam in the northbound lanes in Taoyuan city this morning. Drunk driving suspected in container truck crash Police and firefighters responded to reports of a single-vehicle accident involving a container truck near the Daxi exit in the southbound lanes of National Highway 3 in Taoyuan City at around 11:20 pm yesterday. Firefighters rescued the 34-year-old

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Tesla breaks in half, catches fire after plunging off freeway bridge

tesla on fire after crash
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One man died, and another was injured, after the driver of a Tesla lost control of his vehicle, smashed through a guardrail, and plunged 6.5 meters off a bridge in Yunlin County, yesterday, June 6. Yunlin County Fire Department received reports of an accident in the southbound lanes of Highway 1 in Huwei Township at 9:12 pm. Firefighters arrived at the scene of the accident to find the white tesla broken into two pieces, with the front section on fire.

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Minor collision turns to tragedy after truck plows into crashed vehicles

scene of accident and fire
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Two drivers who got out of their vehicles after a collision on Highway 1 died, and a passenger was injured, after a semi-trailer crashed into them in Changhua County early this morning, April 24. The Changhua County Fire Department received reports that vehicles were on fire after a collision at the 213-kilometer mark in the northbound lanes on National Highway 1 in Xihu Township at around 3:00 am. Nine vehicles and 19 personnel were dispatched to the scene of the

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Family of 3 killed in horrific freeway crash

wrecked vehicles after fatal freeway crash
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Three people died and one was seriously injured after a car overturned, causing an accident involving four vehicles, on National Highway 1 in Nantou County, yesterday, Monday, December 18. Nantou County Fire Department responded to reports of an accident at the 246.9 kilometer mark in the northbound lanes in Zhushan Township at around 10:30 pm. First responders found the body of a woman named Hsieh on the road. Hsieh was obviously dead after being thrown out of the car and

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Outrageous road rage or plain stupidity? Driver refuses to give way, stops in freeway fast lane to block ambulance

Driver stops in freeway fast lane and gets out of vehicle
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An ambulance rushing a patient to hospital was forced to stop in the fast lane on National Highway 1 in Tainan City recently, after a driver refused to give way, and instead stopped his vehicle and got out to speak to the ambulance driver. Dashcam from the ambulance was released on social media yesterday that showed the ambulance speeding in the fast lane of the freeway with with its siren on and warning lights flashing at around 7:00pm September 6

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South African national fined for riding YouBike on freeway

woman on YouBike on National Highway 1 in New Taipei City
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A South African national was fined for riding a bicycle on National Highway 1 in New Taipei City last week, after she was allegedly guided onto the freeway by her smartphone. Police received reports of a woman seen riding a bicycle on the freeway headed northbound between Linkou and Wugu on Tuesday, June 27, at around 7:00 pm, A 24-year-old South African resident was stopped by police around 10 minutes later. The police officers took the errant cyclist back to

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Two freeway maintenance workers dead after trailer truck slams into work vehicle

Freeway maintenance vehicle and collision-buffer trailer after collision
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Two road maintenance workers died at the scene of the accident after a B-double semi-trailer slammed into their vehicle parked on the shoulder of National Highway 3 in Miaoli County this morning, Monday, June 19. According to reports, the two men, one aged in his 30s, and the other in his 60s, were about to start mowing and weed removal beside the freeway at the 140.7 kilometer north mark in Tonxiao Township when a truck veered into the road shoulder

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Driver climbs out of Mini Cooper crushed by gravel truck

mini cooper crushed by gravel truck
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A driver climbed out on his own, but suffered three broken ribs, after a gravel truck crashed into a Mini Cooper, crushing it against the central traffic divider on National Highway 1 in Hsinchu County, Friday, April 7. According to reports, the driver of the Mini Cooper was traveling in the fast lane of the freeway southbound at the 83 kilometer mark in Hukou Township at around 2:40 pm, when a gravel truck in the center lane bumped into a

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Automatic driver assist involved in most collisions with freeway maintenance vehicles: 29 crashes in just 3 months

collision with crash attenuation trailer
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Taiwan’s National Highway Police Bureau is warning drivers to not be overdependent on automated driver assist systems after reviewing data on the causes of 29 incidents involving cars rear-ending freeway construction and maintenance vehicles so far this year. Police said that an increasing number of cars are equipped with advanced driver assistance Systems (ADAS). While these can reduce the burden on drivers, the systems are not flawless, and the driver still needs to maintain awareness and be able to maintain

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Chemical tanker accident causes 20km traffic jam

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Traffic backed up as far as 20 kilometers, and National Highway 1 in Tainan City was blocked for around seven hours, after a chemical tanker carrying a highly volatile and toxic liquid was left stuck across the central traffic divider following a collision this morning, January 24. According to the National Highway Police Bureau, at around 6:30 am, a gravel truck merging into southbound traffic from an on ramp at the Tainan Interchange collided with a Formosa Plastics chemical tanker

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