1 death and 10 injuries among Zhongjie passengers caused by the falling of the boom at the construction site in Zhongshi.

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[Reporters Zhang Ruizhen, Cai Shuyuan, Lin Minzhen, Su Jinfeng, Su Mengjuan / Taichung Report] When the Taichung MRT train passed Fengle Park Station at noon today (10th), the boom of the high-altitude tower crane at the Xingfufa construction site on the roadside suddenly fell from the sky On the railway track, a train collided with a major public security accident causing 1 death and 10 injuries. The accident caused the Zhongjie Green Line City Hall Station to Jiuzhangli Station to be closed to traffic. Zhongjie Company closed the City Hall Station to Jiuzhangli Station. The traffic will only be opened after the investigation by the National Transportation Safety Committee; Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan went to the hospital in the afternoon to monitor the injured and their families, and promised to make every effort to clarify the cause of the industrial safety accident, hold the industry accountable for related claims, and punish industrial accidents.

The Taichung City Government ordered a total shutdown of 9 construction sites in Xingfufa including the accident site, and imposed a fine of 810,000 yuan for violating the construction law, plus a fine of 30,000 yuan from the Occupational Safety Administration of the Central Ministry of Labor. The first wave of fines totaled more than 100 ten thousand yuan.

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The "Wen Xin Ai Yue" construction project launched by Xingfufa Construction Company on Wenxin South Road, Taichung City, at noon today, the boom of the high-altitude tower crane on the roof fell from the roof of the 31st floor onto the track of the Zhongjie Green Line, and the train directly hit The 40-meter-long crane with a weight of 3.3 metric tons killed Lin Shuya, a female assistant professor at Jingyi University, and injured 10 passengers. The Taichung District Prosecutor's Office is clarifying criminal responsibility.

The Taichung City Government pointed out that among the 10 injured, except for 1 injured who was sent to the general ward of Taichung Hospital, the remaining 9 injured have been discharged.

Fan Huajun, General Manager of Xingfufa Construction, Liao Zhaoxiong, spokesperson, and personnel from the tower crane company, etc., went to the scene in the evening and bowed 90 degrees to apologize. Prevarication; Deng Zhaoting, the contractor responsible for dismantling the tower crane and the special assistant of Yuqiu Company, said that the preliminary judgment was that when the tower crane was dismantled, the steel cable hanging the crane arm was old and broken, causing the arm to fall. The detailed reason is under investigation, but the use of All machines have been inspected beforehand.

1 death and 10 injuries among Zhongjie passengers caused by the falling of the boom at the construction site in Zhongshi.

(provided by the city)