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. Screenshot via The Straits Times/Asia News Network
A 21-year-old undergraduate in Taiwan died after being struck by a 30 kg air-conditioning unit that fell from the 17th floor of a building last week. 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.A video circulating in online forums shows the casually-dressed woman, wearing a mask and carrying a backpack, slowly walking towards the bus stop at 1:06 pm. Seconds later, she is struck by a falling air-con unit, which narrowly misses another woman who looks like she is approaching Ms Huang.
According to local media, Ms Huang suffered a large gash on her head and broken legs after the incident. The woman who cheated death and tended to Ms Huang appeared to be her sister.