2023 Taichung crane collapse
On 10 May 2023, a construction crane fell 30 floors from a construction site of Highwealth Construction Corp onto a moving Taichung Metro Green Line train south of Feng-le Park metro station, Taichung, Taiwan, killing 1 and injuring 10 passengers onboard.
| 2023 Taichung crane collapse | |
|---|---|
Tower crane collapsed onto the elevated track of Green line, Taichung Metro | |
| Details | |
| Date | 10 May 2023 12:27pm |
| Location | Near Feng-le Park metro station, Taichung |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Line | Green Line |
| Operator | Taichung Mass Rapid Transit System Co |
| Incident type | Collison between train and crane |
| Cause | Line obstructed; under investigation |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 Kawasaki-TRSC Green Line driverless EMU |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 10 |
The deceased passenger, legal scholar Lin Shu-ya, 52, was ejected out of the train carriage upon impact, resulting in her being crushed under the same train.
One passenger onboard, a Canadian national, claimed that the driverless train was stationary when the crane fell onto the tracks and the train then proceeded to drive and collide straight onto the fallen crane.
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