A small truck whose brakes gave out crashed into a car and 15 scooters in Taichung's Shalu district, but nobody was hurt.

• The driver, a 40-year-old African man, said his brakes failed and he turned to stop the truck.
• He hit one car and 15 parked scooters at an intersection on Xiangshang Road.
• Police tested the driver and found no alcohol or drugs involved.
• Police are urging drivers to check their vehicles before driving and pull over at the first sign of trouble.

Outlook: Repair bills will fall on the owners' insurers while police finish the paperwork on a crash that, luckily, cost no lives.