UPDATE at 1pm
A collision between a truck and a bus in New Taipei City's Wanli District (萬里) this morning has killed one and left at least 14 people injured, local authorities said.
Photo copied by Lin Chia-tung, Taipei Times
A 39-year-old passenger surnamed Yu (游) riding near the front of the bus was showing no signs of life when rescuers arrived at the scene, authorities said.
He was sent to a hospital for treatment, but was unable to be resuscitated, they said.
Both drivers were injured, while the remaining 10 sustained minor injuries. All were sent to hospitals for treatment.
According to the initial police investigation, the truck transporting steel beams appeared to have skidded while traveling downhill and collided head-on with the bus at about 7:50am.
The precise cause is still under investigation, the Jinshan Precinct said.
The 31-year-old driver of the truck, surnamed Yeh (葉), was trapped in the vehicle for more than two hours as emergency responders worked to extricate him.
According to Kuo Kuang Motor Transport Co, the bus departed at 7:10am from the Jinshan Youth Activity Center bound for Taipei.
Including the driver, there were 42 people on board, it said.
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