On November 17, 2024, at 9:08 A.M., a bus operated by CitiAir Bus Co. rear-ended another bus operated by Metropolitan Transport Co., which was giving way to pedestrians. The bus in the front struck a pedestrian and another taxi at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Road and Zhenjiang Street in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. As a result of the crash, a pedestrian was fatally injured, and another 15 passengers sustained injuries.

After receiving the notification, the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) immediately dispatched 5 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 investigation for the case will be published on the TTSB website.

Ya-Ting Chang, Secretariat Office

Tel: +886-2-7727-6210

E-mail: yating@ttsb.gov.tw

Jen-Sung Tseng, Chief Investigator

Highway Occurrence Investigation Division

Tel: +886-2-7727-6270

E-mail: jstseng@ttsb.gov.tw