burst! A tour bus in Taiwan is suspected of crashing into a small truck and then colliding with a mountain wall. Five people showed no signs of life and more than 10 people were slightly or seriously injured.
Taiwanese media reported on March 16 that the Taiwan Strait Herald reported on March 16th at the 115th kilometer of the Suhua Highway on Provincial Highway 9. Today (16th) at 16:00 A tour bus crashed into the mountain wall. It is estimated that more than 10 people were injured and 5 people showed no signs of life. Disaster relief personnel have been dispatched. Preliminary understanding shows that this tour bus is a 2-day and 1-night tour group from Taipei to Hualien, and the passengers are people participating in the Xindian District's revitalization activities.
At 16:29 today, at 115 kilometers of the Suhua Highway on Provincial Highway 9, it was reported that a tour bus hit the mountain wall. More than 10 people were injured on the scene. After the police received the report, they immediately dispatched the Second Brigade and Su'ao. , South Australia , Guanyin team disaster relief personnel and vehicles went to the rescue. In addition, a large number of injured and sick patients were activated and personnel from various departments were invited to the command center to assist.
The Su'ao detachment arrived at the scene at 16:36 to report that the scene needed support, and the center successively sent other detachments and private ambulances to the scene. Preliminary information shows that the passengers in the tour bus were people participating in the Xindian District Rejuvenation Lili People's Activity. They were traveling from Taipei to Hualien for 2 days and 1 night. They met with an accident on the way back today. There are 45 people in the tour bus including the driver and passengers. The first injured person is currently sent to Suao Veterans Hospital. About 5 people are evaluated on site for OHCA (pre-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest). The driver and passengers both said that the brakes of the tour bus failed while driving.
The latest news from the police pointed out that there are currently 20 casualties, of which 5 were killed, 5 were slightly injured, and 10 were seriously injured. They were first sent to Suao Veterans Hospital, Luodong Our Lady and Luodong Pok Oi Hospital, and the remaining 25 people were sent to medical examination one after another. The fire chief is directing rescue operations at the scene.
According to Taiwanese media reports, today (16th) a southbound tour bus collided with a small truck at 115K on Suhua Highway Provincial Highway 9 and then hit a mountain wall, killing 5 people without signs of life and more than 10 people. People were seriously injured. It is reported that this tour bus was going to Hualien for a tourist activity in Xindian District, New Taipei City. Unexpectedly, an accident occurred just after setting off. The police are still investigating the cause of the accident.
Source: Straits Herald
