3 Singaporeans injured in Taiwan crash after car hits taxi head-on: Reports

SINGAPORE – Three Singaporean tourists were injured in Taiwan after the taxi in which they were travelling was hit by a car from the opposite direction that crossed into their lane.The accident took place on Nov 7 at around 2pm in Hualien, on the east coast of Taiwan, about 160km south of Taipei, according to Taiwanese news outlet ETtoday.A car veered across the double yellow lines on the centre of the road and into opposing traffic, colliding head-on with the taxi carrying the three Singaporeans.ETtoday reported that the car was driven by an air force serviceman surnamed Zhuang, who was travelling with his wife and child to Yilan, in the north-east of Taiwan, about 50km south of Taipei.The accident took place along a bend near the 7km mark of County Road 193 in Hualien, the news outlet said.Seven people were injured, ETtoday reported. It said the family of three, the Singaporeans and the taxi driver were all taken to hospital.They suffered abrasions and contusions, and their injuries were not life-threatening.The force of the collision caused Zhuang’s car to overturn and inflicted heavy damage on both vehicles, said ETtoday.