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Six people died yesterday when a tour bus carrying 45 passengers crashed into the side of a mountain along the Suhua Highway.
Ten people were severely injured and five had minor injuries.
The Yilan County Fire Department said that it received a report of the accident at 4:29pm, adding that it is still investigating the cause.
The bus had been manufactured in January 2018 and had passed its regular inspection this year, the Directorate-General of Highways said.
The driver, surnamed Yu (游), had obtained his license for large vehicles on March 30 last year, it added.
Yu said that the brakes were not working.
New Taipei
Hua Nan Financial cautiously upbeat
UNCERTAINTY: The financial holding firm is targeting 5% earnings growth this year as the global economy recovers, but added that the pandemic remains a risk
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter
State-run Hua Nan Financial Holding Co (華南金控) aims to grow its earnings this year at a pace in line with the nation’s GDP growth, although the COVID-19 pandemic and low interest rates would continue to weigh on its performance, senior officials told a virtual investors’ conference yesterday.
That suggests an improvement of about 5 percent after missing its pre-tax profit target last year by 4 percent mainly due to losses at its securities arm, Hua Nan Securities Co (華南永昌證券) senior vice president and general manager Jully Chu (朱婉麗) said.