A cyclist has died and two scooter drivers are injured after a driver in her 70s ran a red light in the southern city of Tainan. The driver is suspected of negligent manslaughter and has been released on bail. It's the latest in a string of recent crashes involving older drivers, sparking calls for stricter license requirements for seniors.
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00:00One person is dead and two injured after a 76-year-old driver ran a red light in southern
00:06Taiwan.
00:07Police say the driver hit and killed a cyclist, injured two scooter drivers and crashed into
00:12parked vehicles near National Tsungong University in Tainan.
00:16She was not intoxicated and has been released on bail, suspected of negligent manslaughter.
00:21It's the latest in a string of deadly crashes involving older drivers, sparking calls for
00:26stricter license renewal rules for seniors.