Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) Four people were injured in a multiple vehicle pileup on a section of the upgraded Suhua Highway near the northbound exit of the Su'ao Tunnel in Yilan County on Saturday, according to local police.
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<strong>Health minister to lead event</strong>
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) is to lead the singing of the Republic of China national anthem at the flag-raising ceremony in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on New Year’s Day. Chen is to lead a group of 60 healthcare workers in singing the anthem at the ceremony, which is to start at 5am on Saturday on Ketagalan Boulevard and feature musical and marching band performances, the Presidential Office said. The ceremony is dedicated to frontline medical workers who have been working to combat the COVID-19 pandemic over the past
The driver of a tour bus that on March 16 crashed into an embankment on the Suhua Highway, killing six passengers and injuring 39, was on Friday sentenced to one year and six months in prison.
The Yilan District Court found Yu Chih-hao (游志豪) guilty of negligent homicide.
While Yu had claimed in his defense that the brakes on the bus failed, an investigation found that the three-year-old vehicle passed a routine inspection in January and that its brakes, gearbox and clutch were functioning normally at the time of the accident, the verdict said.
Yu acted negligently and did not fulfill his duties