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Van crashes into utility pole; kills driver, injures 7 migrant workers

📍 Taipei, Taiwan, TW·🕐 2h ago·2 outlets

Pingtung, Oct. 28 (CNA) A van carrying seven migrant workers crashed into a utility pole in Pingtung County late Tuesday, killing the driver and injuring all seven passengers, according to the county's Bureau of Fire and Emergency Services.

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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Pingtung van crash that killed the driver and injured seven migrant workers, and its details do not conflict with Report 1.

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Also reported by taipeitimes.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

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