Two workers were rescued from a vehicle that fell into a river at a
construction site near Minquan Bridge in Taipei this afternoon, leaving one
without vital signs.

Authorities said the incident occurred at around 1 p.m. near the No. 6
watergate on the Keelung River, when the vehicle returned to the site after a
lunch break and was parking.

The victims, a woman and her husband, were driving a personal small vehicle
when it went into the river for reasons that remain under investigation.

The Public Works Department said firefighters and other construction
personnel immediately launched a rescue operation using a lifeboat at the
site.

The woman was conscious when rescued, while the 59-year-old man was in
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and was rushed to a hospital, where medical
staff continued resuscitation efforts.

The Taipei City Department of Labor said it has dispatched personnel to the
site to conduct a labor inspection and assess safety compliance.