Woman, 21, killed by falling air-con unit while waiting at Taipei bus stop, video purportedly shows


A video circulating in online forums shows the university student waiting at a bus stop near Xinpu MRT station in Banqiao district when the tragedy struck. — The Straits Times/ANN

A 21-year-old undergraduate in Taiwan died after being struck by a 30kg air-conditioning unit that fell from the 17th floor of a building on July 20.

The student surnamed Huang from National Chengchi University was waiting at a bus stop near Xinpu MRT Station in Banqiao district when the tragedy struck, reported Taiwan News.

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