On March 16, the local fire department in Taiwan announced that a tour bus crashed into a roadside cliff on the Suhua Highway in eastern Taiwan on the afternoon of the 16th, resulting in 6 deaths and 39 injuries.
According to the island media "Central News Agency", the driver surnamed You told reporters at the scene, "I couldn't apply the brakes at the time of the incident and there was no braking force."
82-year-old passenger Lin Jingren said in an interview with Lianhe News Network, "When the tour bus was continuously turning corners, the speed of the first and second turns was quite fast, and the car felt like it was about to roll over, (passing) the third It was also very sharp when turning, and I just wanted to finish it, and then the vehicle hit the mountain wall."
He mentioned, “I heard from the driver that the brakes failed, but I don’t know if it was the cause of the car accident.”
Xinhua News Agency quoted Taiwan's Yilan County fire department as saying that the accident occurred at around 4 pm. There were 45 people in the car including the driver and passengers. Most of the passengers were residents of New Taipei City who went to Hualien for a trip and returned in the afternoon. The fire department stated that 9 people were confirmed to be seriously injured and 30 people were slightly injured. The injured have been sent to nearby hospitals for treatment. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
(Source: The Paper)
