US Edition3 Killed, 12 Hurt After Car Hits Group Near Taiwan School
- On May 19, 2025, around 4 p.m. In the Sanxia District of New Taipei City, a vehicle operated by an elderly male driver struck a group of pedestrians near a school.
- A 78-year-old driver ignored a traffic signal and crashed into three motorcycles and a bicycle before striking a group that included mainly adolescents from Sanxia Junior High School, as well as other nearby individuals.
- Authorities transported fifteen people, including the driver, to three hospitals with injuries ranging from broken bones to cuts, and videos showed emergency personnel providing chest compressions.
- Three victims later died at hospitals: two 12-year-old girls and one woman in her 40s, while New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih promised to clarify responsibility and explain findings to the public.
- President Lai Ching-te, who visited victims Monday night, expressed being "shocked and saddened," ordered a task force to assist victims and investigate the cause, and officials continue examining the accident.
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Car runs red light in Taiwan and kills 3 people, including two 12-year-old girls
A stream of people in Taiwan left flowers and bags of snacks on Tuesday near the intersection where a driver plowed through pedestrians the previous day, killing three people including two 12-year-old girls.
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A car runs a red light and kills 3 people in Taiwan, including two 12-year-old girls
A stream of people in Taiwan left flowers and bags of snacks Tuesday near an intersection in New Taipei city where a driver plowed through pedestrians the previous day.
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3 killed, 12 hurt after car hits group near Taiwan school
TAIPEI: A car ploughed into a group of mostly students outside a school in Taiwan on Monday (May 19), killing at least three people and injuring 12, police said. The incident happened near Taipei at around 4pm when a car driven by a 78-year-old man ran a red light and collided with three motorbikes and a b
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