3 S’porean tourists in Taiwan injured after car travelling in opposite direction hits their taxi head-on

Three Singaporean tourists were injured in a traffic incident in Taiwan after a taxi they were travelling in collided head-on with a car travelling in the opposite direction.

The incident occurred on Nov. 7 at about 2pm at the 7km mark of County Road 193 in Hualien, Taiwan, ETtoday and Liberty Times reported.

Accident

At the time of the incident, the driver, Zhuang, was driving his wife and child.

When passing a curve at the 7km mark, the vehicle drifted into oncoming traffic and collided with the taxi containing the Singaporeans.

The impact reportedly caused Zhuang’s vehicle to overturn.

Zhuang’s wife, who was holding their sleeping child in the front passenger seat at the time of the incident, was thrown out of the vehicle with their child after the windscreen shattered on impact.

Both vehicles were severely damaged.

A total of seven people were injured, including the family of three, the three Singaporeans, and the taxi driver.

They were conveyed to the hospital and found to have sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigations

Preliminary investigations revealed that neither driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

However, local police say they suspect that Zhuang might have dozed off while driving.

The three Singaporeans were reportedly passengers from a cruise ship docked at Hualien Port at 7am on the day of the incident.