TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Two people were seriously injured after typhoon winds in Hualien caused part of a building to fall on a car.
The Hualien County Fire Department said it received a report at about 5:30 p.m. that a car had been hit by falling debris, per CNA. Emergency services arrived at the scene to find a woman and a boy who were seriously injured in the incident.
The fire department said the woman’s heart had stopped beating when emergency services arrived and the boy was in a coma. There was no update on the woman's condition as of press time. The driver of the car was not reported injured.
In a video shot by a member of the public, what appears to be iron roofing detaches from the building in high winds, knocking a slab off the side, which falls and hits a car below. The rear of the car is crushed by the debris.
The slab that hit the car fell from about six stories up, according to the video. It appeared to be made of concrete and bricks, which are shown scattered across the road in a photo released by the fire department.
The high winds were caused by Typhoon Gaemi, which has so far caused one fatality in Kaohsiung. Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operation Center said 58 people have been injured in the storm at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
