Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/01
By: Wu Ruei-chi and Joseph Ye

Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) pledged Tuesday that the government will thoroughly probe a bridge collapse in Yilan earlier in the day, stressing that the authorities are doing their best to rescue those still trapped and will clear the debris as soon as possible.

The landmark bridge above the entry to the port town of Nanfang'ao in Yilan County collapsed at around 9:30 a.m., crushing three fishing boats under the bridge and an oil tanker truck just about to exit the bridge.

The Taiwanese driver of the tanker truck and nine injured foreign nationals working as fishermen in the three vessels were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals.

Another six migrant fishermen, however, remained trapped in the debris of the collapsed bridge and damaged fishing boats, according to rescuers, who were still trying to rescue them as of press time.
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