Judo boy dies after 70 days in a coma

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment child-safety, Taichung City

A seven-year-old boy who was repeatedly thrown by his judo coach and an older classmate until he was unconscious, has died after spending 70 days in a coma in a hospital in Taichung City. Doctors at Fengyuan Hospital removed life support systems in the presence of the boy’s parents yesterday evening, and the boy, named Huang, was declared dead at around 9:00 pm, June 29. See previous story: 7-year-old brain-dead after being thrown more than 20 times in judo class

Health and Safety

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment building fall, Taichung City

A man remained conscious after falling from the 23rd floor of a building and crashing through the roof of a neighbor’s shed this morning, June 14. Taichung City Fire Department received an emergency call at around 7:00 am from a resident who reported that a stranger had crashed through the roof of his backyard shed, and required an ambulance. Firefighter paramedics responding to the report found a man named Hsu, conscious and with a suspected broken limb. Hsu told the

woman walking around Taichung City naked

Odd News

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment public nudity, surgical masks, Taichung City

A woman in Taichung City caused tongues to wag, and sent the local media into a frenzy yesterday, after she was spotted walking around without wearing a surgical mask. The woman was seen near the Zhonghua Road Night Market, June 11, at around noon. Not only was the woman not wearing a surgical mask, but she was not wearing any kind of personal protective equipment (PPE) at all. Carrying only a large, black handbag, and donning a pair of slippers,

Fire

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment Taichung City, Taichung Power Plant

A fire that consumed around one hundred meters of a coal conveyor belt at the Taichung Power Plant this morning is now under control and power supplies will not be affected according to state power supplier Taipower today, Thursday, June 10. According to reports, the conveyor belt began to emit smoke and flames shortly after 7:00 am. A total of 11 fire fighting appliances and 24 personnel were dispatched from the onsite fire station, and four other surrounding stations. The

Traffic Accidents

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Taichung City

Firefighters found the burned corpse of a driver after extinguishing a fire that consumed a car after a crash in in Taichung City this morning, May 27. The Taichung City Fire Department received reports that a car was ablaze after crashing through a fence in a dead end street in Daya District at around 9:30 am. Two fire trucks, an ambulance, and five personnel were dispatched to the scene of the blaze in Fenglin Street. After extinguishing the fire, firefighters

wreck of crashed vehicle wrapped around tree

Traffic Accidents

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Taichung City

Two men were cut out of the mangled wreck of a vehicle without vital signs and were later declared dead at the hospital, after a single vehicle accident in Taichung City this afternoon, Sunday, May 16. The 43-year-old driver, named Wu, is suspected to have lost control of his vehicle at high speed while negotiating a curve on Dafeng Road, in Dali District, slamming into a tree on the central traffic separator. The Toyota SUV was left wrapped around the

Health and Safety

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-safety, Taichung City

The danger posed by a common item of furniture found in almost every Taiwanese household has been put into the spotlight after a 3-year-old boy died clamped in the legs of a folding table in his home in Taichung City, yesterday, May 3. The parents of the toddler, named Chen, were putting their one-year-old to sleep while the 3-year-old boy was playing alone upstairs, according to reports, including Liberty Times. After around 20 minutes, the 57-year-old father went upstairs to

pedestrian crossing in front of Jiayang Technical and Commercial High School

Traffic Accidents

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus-accident, pedestrian-crossing, Taichung City

A 16-year-old girl died after being hit by a bus on a pedestrian crossing in front of her school in Taichung City this morning, April 30. According to reports, at around 7:50 am, a group of students had started to cross the road at the entrance of Jiayang High School with a green walk signal, when a speeding bus approaching showed no sign of slowing down. Most of the students managed to flee back to safety, but a first-year female

Health and Safety

April 24, 2021July 13, 2023 Phillip Charlier 6 Comments Taichung City

A 7-year-old boy suffered an intracranial hemorrhage and will remain in a vegetative state even if he survives being taken off the life support systems, doctors said, after performing surgery on the boy who was rushed to hospital after losing consciousness during a judo class in Taichung City, Wednesday, April 21. The first grade student of Nanyang Elementary School in Fengyuan District, Taichung City, named Huang, was in his second judo class, after enrolling April 8, when the coach allegedly

Traffic Accidents

March 20, 2021March 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, Taichung City

A woman and a child died, and a man suffered burns to 50% of his body, after a car was hit by a cement truck and caught fire on the West Coast Expressway in Qingshui District, Taichung City today, March 20. Taichung City Fire Department dispatched personnel to the scene of the accident at the 153 kilometer north mark of the West Coast Expressway (Provincial Highway 61) after receiving reports of the accident at 2:20 pm. The 54-year-old driver survived

Violent Crimes

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gang violence, Taichung City

One man died and six were injured after two groups clashed at a privately-owned gymnasium in Taichung City yesterday evening, February 1. According to reports in United Daily News, a dispute occurred when nine men arrived at the gym armed with air guns and knives at around 6:20 pm. The 14 people already in the gym picked up baseball bats, pool cues, and other weapons to defend themselves. Four of the attackers were injured, including a 24-year-old man named Hsieh, a

Taichung City

Judo boy dies after 70 days in a coma

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Coal conveyor on fire at Taichung Power Plant

Burned corpse of driver found in car after crash and fire in Taichung City

2 men killed in high-speed single-vehicle crash in Taichung City

Death of toddler exposes danger of folding tables, importance of parental supervision

High school student dead after being hit by bus on pedestrian crossing

7-year-old brain-dead after being thrown more than 20 times in judo class

Two dead, one person critical after car hit by cement truck catches fire on West Coast Expressway

One dead, 6 injured after brawl in Taichung City gym