A locally developed uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) on Thursday evening crashed at a forest park in eastern Taiwan. No injuries have been reported.
The drone reportedly destroyed several trees and broke into pieces.
Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving calls from eyewitnesses..
About 90 minutes later, the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology issued a statement saying that the UAV was its Teng Yun drone.
“The Teng Yun made a forced landing at Taitung Forest Park at 6:33pm due to a control system malfunction. It took off from Taitung’s Chihhang Air Base in the afternoon for routine training,” the statement said, adding