A Taipei City tour bus collided with an Environmental Protection Bureau ditch-cleaning vehicle, injuring four people and sending them to hospital.

A car accident occurred in Beijing City when a tour bus chased and collided with an Environmental Protection Bureau ditch cleaning truck. (Photo by reporter Yao Yuehong)

A car accident occurred in Zhongshan District, Taipei City, around 5 a.m. this morning. A 30-year-old man surnamed Gong was driving a tour bus at the intersection of Jianguo North Road Section 2 and Minsheng East Road Section 2. He was suspected of not paying attention to the situation in front of the car and violently chased an Environmental Protection Agency ditch cleaning truck going in the same direction. The strong impact caused serious damage to the front of the tour bus. Four people, including the tour bus driver and Environmental Protection Bureau personnel, were injured and sent to the hospital. Neither driver was involved in drunk driving or drug driving. The detailed blame is still to be clarified by the police.

Preliminary police investigation revealed that at 5:19 in the morning, a man surnamed Gong drove a tour bus from north to south along Section 2 of Jianguo North Road in the third lane. The Environmental Protection Agency ditch cleaning truck in front of him, driven by a 64-year-old man surnamed Xu, seemed to be slowing down and waiting for a red light, but the tour bus directly hit it from behind. The scene was covered with car body debris, and the front of the tour bus was even dented and deformed, showing that the impact was quite strong.

The police arrived after receiving the report. After checking the condition of the injured, they found that the driver of the tour bus involved, surnamed Gong, suffered a fracture in his right foot and a contusion on his neck. The driver of the hit ditch cleaning vehicle, surnamed Xu, and the 44-year-old cleaning staff surnamed Xie and 55-year-old Zhao on the car suffered minor scratches and contusions. Fortunately, the four injured remained conscious and were sent to Mackie Hospital by ambulance for treatment. After initial treatment, they were all fine.

The traffic team of the Zhongshan Branch under its jurisdiction conducted mapping and photographic evidence collection at the scene, and conducted alcohol and toxin tests on the two drivers. Neither driver had any violations. The police called on people to pay attention to the road conditions ahead when driving and maintain an appropriate safe distance to maintain the driving safety of themselves and others.

A car accident occurred in Beijing City when a tour bus chased and collided with an Environmental Protection Bureau ditch cleaning truck. (Photo by reporter Yao Yuehong)

A car accident occurred in Beijing City when a tour bus chased and collided with an Environmental Protection Bureau ditch cleaning truck. (Photo by reporter Yao Yuehong)

The front end of the tour bus was almost completely destroyed. (Photo by reporter Yao Yuehong)

The front end of the tour bus was almost completely destroyed. (Photo by reporter Yao Yuehong)