Bus driver suspected of negligence resulting in injuryIMPROVED MEASURES: San Chung Bus Co said it would enforce stricter turning protocols and use AI to ensure drivers are double-checking surroundings before turningStaff writer, with CNAThe 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. Police and rescuers work at the site of a traffic accident at Chang Gung University in Taoyuan on Thursday. 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.

Source: Taipei Times March 29, 2026 17:13 UTC