The driver of a bus who on Thursday last week ran over a 20-year-old student at Chang Gung University in Taoyuan would be referred to prosecutors on suspicion of negligent injury, police said yesterday.
The incident occurred at about 10:25pm, when a San Chung Bus Co vehicle making a left turn on a campus road struck the student, surnamed Wang (王), as he stepped on a crosswalk, police said.
The student, who remains in intensive care, was found conscious, but with severe injuries, including a perineal laceration and multiple abrasions to his lower limbs, after getting trapped under the bus.
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The driver, surnamed Liao (廖), who tested negative for alcohol, would be referred to the Taoyuan District Prosecutors’ Office on suspicion of negligent bodily harm, police said.
San Chung Bus Co apologized and said it would take full responsibility for any financial restitution.
Bus company general manager Lee Chien-wen (李建文) said he visited Wang on the same night of the incident, apologizing to his family and pledging to cover all related costs.
Liao failed to follow a rule requiring vehicles to stop and check before turning on campus roads, the company said, adding that his working hours were within legal limits and his most recent day off had been on Saturday that week.
The company added that it has given Wang’s family NT$200,000 in compensation and that it would bolster safety measures, including enforcing stricter turning protocols and the use of artificial intelligence-assisted monitoring, to ensure that drivers double-check their surroundings before turning.
Police dismissed claims online that the victim was run over multiple times, saying surveillance footage showed that the bus stopped immediately after the collision.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
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