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SINGAPORE \u2013 Three Singaporean tourists were injured in Taiwan after the taxi in which they were travelling was hit by a car from the opposite direction that crossed into their lane.<\/p>\n
The accident took place on Nov 7 at around 2pm in Hualien, on the east coast of Taiwan, about 160km south of Taipei, according to Taiwanese news outlet ETtoday.<\/p>\n
A car veered across the double yellow lines on the centre of the road and into opposing traffic, colliding head-on with the taxi carrying the three Singaporeans.<\/p>\n
ETtoday reported that the car was driven by an air force serviceman surnamed Zhuang, who was travelling with his wife and child to Yilan, in the north-east of Taiwan, about 50km south of Taipei.<\/p>\n
The accident took place along a bend near the 7km mark of County Road 193 in Hualien, the news outlet said.<\/p>\n
Seven people were injured, ETtoday reported. It said the family of three, the Singaporeans and the taxi driver were all taken to hospital.<\/p>\n
They suffered abrasions and contusions, and their injuries were not life-threatening.<\/p>\n
The force of the collision caused Zhuang\u2019s car to overturn and inflicted heavy damage on both vehicles, said ETtoday.<\/p>\n
Zhuang\u2019s wife, who was holding their sleeping child in the front passenger seat, was ejected from the vehicle after the windshield shattered on impact.<\/p>\n
ETtoday added that preliminary police investigations in Taiwan confirmed that neither driver was under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n
A saliva test administered to Zhuang also returned negative for narcotics, ruling out both drink-driving and drug use, said the news outlet.<\/p>\n
Local police are still investigating the exact cause of the accident.<\/p>\n
According to Liberty Times, another Taiwanese news outlet, the authorities suspect that Zhuang may have dozed off at the wheel due to fatigue.<\/p>\n
It also reported that the three Singaporeans were passengers who were on the cruise ship Celebrity Millennium, which had docked at Hualien Port at 7am that day.<\/p>\n
The Straits Times has contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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