Driver dead, two injured in Taipei van crashStaff writer, with CNAA driver who lost control of his van, injuring two pedestrians and striking a utility pole in Taipei's Wenshan District (文山) this morning, has died, authorities said. The Taipei Fire Department said it dispatched paramedics after receiving a call at 5:50am about a vehicle that had struck pedestrians on Jingxing Road in Taipei's Jingmei (景美) neighborhood. A van is pictured after crashing into a utility pole in Taipei's Wenshan District this morning. Wu's van swerved across the median and then jumped the sidewalk on the other side of the road, striking a married couple and then crashing into a utility pole, police said. Wu was sent to Wanfang Hospital for emergency treatment, where he was pronounced dead at 7:27am, authorities said.

Source: Taipei Times February 25, 2026 03:06 UTC