On March 20th, 2024, at 20:27, a tourist bus operated by Fang Maan Tourist Bus Limited Company collided with the culvert of National Highway No.1 on the eastbound slow traffic lane of the Shueiguan Road in Renwu District, Kaohsiung City. This occurrence caused one fatality on board and another 16 passengers sustained injuries.

After receiving the notification, the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) immediately dispatched 3 investigators to the field to gather information in accordance with the procedures for investigating highway occurrences. This event was identified as a highway occurrence in accordance with the Transportation Occurrence Investigation Act and the Scope of Major Transportation Occurrence by the TTSB. An official investigation has been launched and the investigation team will continue to gather relevant evidence.

Further information and the progress of the occurrence investigation will be published on the TTSB website.

Vivi Yang, Secretariat Office
Tel: +886-2-7727-6217
E-mail: viviy2314@ttsb.gov.tw

Jen-Sung Tseng, Chief Investigator
Highway Occurrence Investigation Division
Tel: +886-2-7727-6270
E-mail: jstseng@ttsb.gov.tw