Man drives wrong way in freeway fast-lane: 1 dead, 1 injured

composite image of car wrong way driving and wreck of vehicle

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, national highway, Tainan City

A man drove seven kilometers in the opposite direction to traffic on National Highway One in Tainan City, yesterday, causing chaos, and crashes involving four vehicles, leaving one dead, and one injured. According to the police investigation, the driver of an SUV, named Ho, entered the northbound lanes of the freeway at the 281 kilometer mark north of the Xinying Interchange at 4:16 pm, and proceeded to drive southbound in the fast lane. Cars were forced to dodge the errant

Tesla crashed into roof of overturned truck

Traffic Accidents

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment autopilot, national highway, tesla, Tesla Motors

A Tesla crashed into an overturned truck on National Highway 1 this morning, and the driver said the car was on autopilot at the time, according to reports in United Daily News, and Liberty Times today, June 1. The Chiayi County Fire Bureau received reports at 6:40 am of a traffic accident involving a truck and a sedan in the southbound lanes at the 268.4 kilometer mark. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found both drivers unhurt, and both refused

Violent Crimes

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Kaohsiung City, national highway, stabbing

A woman in Kaohsiung City jumped from a moving car to escape being stabbed to death by her husband as they traveled on National Highway 10 this morning, January 28. The 38-year-old woman named Sun was traveling with her 51-year-old husband, named Liu, and their 2-year-old son, when the couple began to argue at around 10:40am. Mr Liu lost his temper, grabbed a knife, and stabbed Ms Sun. Ms Sun then jumped from the car at high speed, according to

Traffic Accidents

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus-accident, Kaohsiung, national highway

[Cover Picture: Kaohsiung Fire Bureau] Six passengers were killed, and 11 people injured in a late night bus crash on the National Freeway, Monday, September 11. The Aloha coach departed Kaohsiung at 11:00pm en route to Taipei. At the 348 kilometer mark at 11:46pm, the bus driver is suspected to have braked hard and swerved to avoid a car and then crashed into the central traffic separator. Reports in Chinese language news reports including United Daily News say that many

the mangled wreck of crushed cars and an overturned truck

Traffic Accidents

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment national highway, Tainan City, truck-accident

Update: 3:17pm: 2 dead, 3 injured One person died and four were hospitalized after a truck plowed into cars on the National Highway in Tainan this morning. Tainan City Fire Bureau received a report of the accident at 7:56am. Six ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the crash. Highway Police said the deceased, a driver named Lin, died at the scene due to severe head injuries. Three males and one female were rushed to hospital with two described as

Traffic Accidents

May 16, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment national highway

Twenty-one vehicles were involved in an accident on the National Highway in Changhua County this morning May 16. One person was sent to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The vehicles included 3 large trucks, SUVs and sedans. One truck driver was trapped in his vehicle and sustained light injuries. It was raining heavily when the accident occurred at around 10:45am on the northbound lanes at the 202km mark. The accident blocked northbound traffic, causing a 7 kilometer long traffic jam.

the wreck of a taxi after it crashed at high speed on the national highway Ilan County Taiwan

Traffic Accidents

May 9, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Ilan County, national highway, traffic-accident

A taxi driver and his son are dead after the driver lost control of his car at high speed on a highway offramp in Ilan County last night. Mr Lee, 56 and his 23 year old son were returning home to Ilan from Taipei City at around midnight when the accident occurred near the Ilan Interchange on Highway 5. The taxi appears to have hit a concrete traffic separator at the top of an off-ramp before flipping and rolling. Firefighters

scene of a hit and run accident on the national highway

Traffic Accidents

May 7, 2017May 7, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment hit and run, national highway

A newspaper delivery truck driver left the scene of an accident after hitting and killing two road construction workers on the National Highway at around 4:00am this morning, May 7. The driver returned to the scene and turned himself in about half an hour later. Mr Zhu, 58 said he had pulled over about 200 meters down the road after suspecting he had hit somebody or something. However, another road construction worker who was unaware of the accident told the

a coach crash at Badu between Taipei City and Keelung City Taiwan

Traffic Accidents

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment national highway, tour-bus

Eight passengers suffered slight injuries when a tour bus crashed through a guard rail and slid down a slope off a highway ramp, at Badu, north of Taipei City at around 7:00am this morning, January 7, 2017. Most passengers managed to disembark without assistance through a rear emergency exit. Apple Daily reported that the driver is suspected to have been under the influence of cold medicine. Liberty Times Network reported that the driver lost control during a fit of coughing.

Culture Weather

November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment cross-island highway, national highway, rockfall, su-hua highway

Three days of continuous rain has resulted in rockfalls, road-blockages, and a spate of traffic accidents in Taiwan, Wednesday, November 23. On Provincial Highway 9(the Su-hua Highway), a 55 year-old woman was seriously injured in a traffic accident at around 10:00am. The woman was riding as a passenger on a scooter when it collided with a semi-trailer at the 116km mark. A series of rockfalls saw the road temporary blocked in several locations, as road crews rushed to clear debris.

Traffic Accidents

November 6, 2016November 6, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi County, coach crash, national highway

[Picture: United Daily News] Chiayi County: A coach carrying 40 passengers slammed into the back of another coach in a tunnel on National Highway 3, resulting in 31 injured, 8:00am, October 6, 2016. The rear-ended coach was not carrying any passengers at the time. The injured passengers were part of a group of temple volunteers from Taichung on an outing to visit a recreation area in Chiayi County. The most seriously injured was a 61 year-old man who had to

national highway

Man drives wrong way in freeway fast-lane: 1 dead, 1 injured

Tesla on autopilot crashes into overturned truck

Woman jumps from moving car on freeway after husband stabs her

6 Dead, 11 Injured in Freeway Bus Crash

1 Dead, 6 Injured After Truck Plows into Cars

21 Vehicle Pile-up on National Highway

2 Dead in Single Vehicle Crash

Two Road Construction Workers Killed in Hit and Run

Tour Bus Crash Near Keelung: 8 Injured

Continuous Rain Causes Rockfalls and Traffic Hazards

31 Injured in Coach Crash