Truck Carrying Steel Coils Crashes on Freeway, Half the Cab Sheared Off

Aug 24, 2026

A truck hauling steel coils crashed on Taiwan's National Freeway 3 near Keelung, tearing off half the cab — but both drivers walked away unhurt.

  • A 43-year-old driver hauling steel coils toward Taipei hit a construction vehicle parked on the shoulder, then slammed into the guardrail.
  • The impact was strong enough to send the steel coils rolling off the trailer, crushing the barrier.
  • Both the truck driver and the construction vehicle driver escaped injury.
  • Heavy cranes cleared the wreck and the fallen coils by early evening, with highway police directing traffic around the scene.

Outlook: Police are pulling roadside cameras and dashcam footage to pin down the cause, with driver fatigue and improper handling the main suspects.

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