negligent death

Father charged with negligent manslaughter after second of two children drowned

river where two children of the same family drowned one year apart
Health and Safety 
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A resident of New Taipei City’s mountainous Wulai District has been charged for negligent manslaughter after an investigation into the drowning death of his son, just one year after his daughter drowned in the same stream. See previous article: Boy’s body found in same stream his sister drowned last summer Mr Jian, a 40-year-old bus driver, and single father, went fishing in the fast-flowing Nanshi River in August 2019, accompanied by his six-year-old son. Jian told his son to stay

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Bus Driver Sentenced to 4 Years for Negligent Death

driver seen rummaging around and not paying attention while in control of a bus
Traffic Accidents 
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[Kaohsiung City] The driver of an intercity bus that crashed into the central traffic divider on the National Freeway in September last year, killing six, and injuring 11, was sentenced to a 4 year, 2 month prison term today, August 29. See Previous Story: 6 Dead, 11 Injured in Freeway Bus Crash. The Qiaotou District Court determined that Wu Xiesong (吳協松) was guilty of professional negligence causing death. Video evidence presented showed that Wu had been looking down beside him

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