Police had a hard time identifying the deceased victim as he had no documents on his person to identify him and his phone was destroyed in the incident. Turns out he’s a migrant worker who was walking back to his dorm. The driver has posted bail, NT$50,000.
Another situation going on these few days. A person online says that a tow company vehicle almost hit him and his child while crossing the street, allegedly only slamming on their brakes after he yelled out at the driver. The driver then gets out of the vehicle and allegedly goes up to him and punches him in the face. Witnesses provided dashcam footage to police. This tow company is also contracted with the Freeway Bureau.
Gemini AI translation of the allegation:
Latest Masterpiece of Taiwan’s “Pedestrian Hell”: Almost Hit While Crossing with a Child, Then Punched for Speaking Up
It was supposed to be the eve of a happy Children’s Day. On the night of April 3rd, while my family and I were crossing a crosswalk in Lukang according to the traffic lights, a tow truck belonging to Wencheng Towing Co., Ltd. (License Plate: KEJ-7555) — a contractor for the National Freeway Bureau — turned without slowing down at all. It almost took out both me and my young daughter.
If I hadn’t yelled at the top of my lungs while on the crosswalk, the driver wouldn’t have realized people were there and slammed on the brakes. My family and I might be gone. In that split second, my emotions took over, and I shouted at the driver through his window. The driver got out, said a few words, and immediately punched me in the face, knocking my glasses off!
What’s even more insane is that after hitting me, he taunted: “I didn’t even hit you! Even if I did, the most I’d have to do is pay some compensation to settle it!”
Is this the standard for vehicles contracted by the National Freeway Bureau? A vehicle responsible for “roadside rescue” nearly kills someone in the city and then violently assaults a pedestrian. Thinking human life can be calculated in dollars and hitting people whenever he’s annoyed—I absolutely cannot let this slide.
Finally, I want to thank the couple in the car behind us who stayed at the scene. They witnessed the entire failure to yield and proactively provided their dashcam footage to the police; I was deeply moved. This kind of malicious driver needs to take a trip to court! Everyone, please be careful when crossing the street, and if you see a Wencheng Towing vehicle, remember to stay far away.
Condemn Violence.
The pedestrian has filed a lawsuit against the driver for assault.
Now that this has spread on social media a little bit a few people have left negative reviews/comments on Google maps and the company has responded by saying that the driver and the vehicle do not belong to their company and the driver is a contracted worker. They also say that they if the negative reviews/comments are not deleted they will sue people for damaging their reputation by posting/sharing false information. The driver has also sued the person he assaulted.
Gemini AI translation of their response to one of the reviews calling out this incident.
Gemini said
Official Statement from Wencheng Towing Co., Ltd.
Regarding the incident involving the towing vehicle (KEJ-7555) on the evening of April 3rd in Lukang, Changhua, our company hereby clarifies that: following an internal investigation, the vehicle in question is a “contracted owner-operator vehicle” (kao-hang) and is not directly owned by our company. Furthermore, the driver is not an employee hired by this company.
Dashcam footage and other evidence have been handed over to the police, and the case has entered judicial proceedings. Both parties involved have filed lawsuits against each other; the relevant facts and liabilities remain to be investigated and clarified by the judicial authorities.
Responsibility for this incident lies solely with the driver of said vehicle and is unrelated to this company. Our company reserves the right to take legal action and seek damages regarding all related comments and remarks, including insinuations, hype, or the writing of false reviews. We deeply apologize for the negative social perception and misunderstandings caused.
Our company will cooperate with the judicial investigation and continue to strengthen our management mechanisms for contracted vehicles.
To avoid affecting the judicial process, our company will make no further public comments on this matter. We ask for the public’s understanding.
Wencheng Towing Co., Ltd. April 5, 2026
[Message to User] Hello Sir, our company has already clarified that this is a contracted owner-operator vehicle. The case has entered investigation by the Changhua District Prosecutors Office and has absolutely nothing to do with our company. We advise you to delete your negative review and post. If the post is not deleted by 10:00 PM tonight, we will file a formal lawsuit on the next business day. We advise you to think twice. Updated: April 6, 2026
Please be advised that this Google account is used for vehicle dispatch operations. The content of your negative review contains written insinuations and false information that have damaged our company’s reputation and public image. Our company will file a lawsuit to seek damages for defamation, including the recovery of all legal fees! This matter has been handed over to the police. April 6, 2026
Not even that, the whole platform is only for sidewalk stuff and narrowing traffic lanes for sidewalks or widening sidewalks. I have really no idea how that spot has so many votes given it seems fine as is for pedestrians since the road is closed off there making it basically pedestrian only as far as I can tell from the most recent google street view images. Even then it already has a sidewalk there too. Really weird.
What’s also weird is why does this kind of place need 9 lanes of traffic? This is the section open for traffic. Should just turn the whole outer lane into just parking making to easier for people to park this far out and go for a walk, jog, etc. in the area or play at the nearby tennis court. Also get rid of one of the lanes to widen the sidewalks and bike paths.
What’s hilarious here is you can’t even ride in the inner lane to make a U-turn…you have to do a stupid hook turn, but guess what hook turns must be performed from the outermost through lane…there are no through lanes here. 
Russian guy is now working as a city bus driver down in Kaohsiung. Some talk about the chaotic traffic. Passengers give him a favorable review, saying he drives steady and he’s careful.
