According to Yin Jian's review, the construction site's crane arm pierced the Zhongjie carriages and caused casualties. There are still 5 tower crane projects along the Zhongjie line that have been completely suspended today.

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[Reporter Su Mengjuan/Taichung Report] A crane arm fell on the Taichung MRT track at Xingfufa’s construction site yesterday, causing 1 death and 10 injuries in a major accident. The Taichung City Government urgently checked 5 construction sites along the Zhongjie Green Line to implement tower crane projects Li Zhengwei, director of the Metropolitan Development Bureau, pointed out that the construction units have also been notified to stop work, and construction can only be carried out after safety inspection and protection.

Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan also emphasized that the incident hurt the citizens, and even the respected human rights fighter Professor Lin passed away. The construction projects involved in the construction of 9 construction projects in the city were immediately suspended, and they must be inspected by the third impartial unit before they can resume work.

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She further emphasized that the incident caused a serious industrial safety accident, which obviously violated the "Construction Law" and "Occupational Safety and Health Law". Yuan, actively investigate and clarify the cause of the incident and the attribution of responsibility, and protect the rights and interests of victims.

According to Yin Jian's review, the construction site's crane arm pierced the Zhongjie carriages and caused casualties. There are still 5 tower crane projects along the Zhongjie line that have been completely suspended today.

(Photo provided by the city government)

According to Yin Jian's review, the construction site's crane arm pierced the Zhongjie carriages and caused casualties. There are still 5 tower crane projects along the Zhongjie line that have been completely suspended today.

(Photo provided by the city government)