Bus crashes into mountain, killing sixBOROUGH OUTING: The cause of the accident along the Suhua Highway is still being investigated, with the driver saying that it was because the brakes were not workingBy Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNASix people died yesterday when a tour bus carrying 45 passengers crashed into the side of a mountain along the Suhua Highway. A tour bus is pictured in Yilan County’s Suao Township after it crashed into the side of a mountain along the Suhua Highway yesterday afternoon. Photo: Chiang Chih-hsiung, Taipei TimesThe bus had been manufactured in January 2018 and had passed its regular inspection this year, the Directorate-General of Highways said. New Taipei City’s Sindian District (新店) Office said that the bus was carrying residents of the district’s Fusing Borough (復興). That includes a basic coverage of NT$2 million in compulsory vehicle liability insurance and NT$2 million in travel agency liability insurance, Insurance Bureau Director-General Shih Chiung-hwa (施瓊華) said.

Source: Taipei Times March 16, 2021 15:56 UTC