A fire department ambulance carrying a patient hit a motorcycle at a New Taipei intersection, leaving the rider badly bruised but alive.

• The crash happened Thursday afternoon in Sanchong District, where an ambulance crossing on a red light with siren and lights on clipped a heavy motorcycle.
• The 30-year-old rider was thrown from his bike and taken to hospital with injuries across his body, but he is not in danger.
• The rider had a green light, though emergency vehicles on a call have the right of way, so fault is not yet settled.
• Police pulled security camera footage to piece together what happened, and fire officials visited the rider at the hospital.

Outlook: Investigators will decide who was at fault, a call that hinges on how far right-of-way protects emergency vehicles running a red light.