None of the injuries are life-threatening: military spokesman
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/05/28
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A total of 15 soldiers were taken to hospital in Hsinchu County Tuesday (May 28) after their truck crashed into an empty sentry post during military maneuvers.
The drills were reportedly part of the latest round of Han Kuang exercises, the United Daily News reported.
After 4 p.m. Tuesday, the group was passing by the guard post at the Army base in Hukou when the vehicle slammed into the structure and into a wall. As a result, the front of the truck was destroyed and a total of 15 soldiers were injured.
None of the injuries was life-threatening, but the military were transferred to two hospitals in the region, reports said. [FULL STORY]