This was the first ever that I witnessed such a serious accident and the rescue effort up close.
Almost at all time, I was thinking many things. Fore most was what can I do to help. People were speaking in Taiwanese which I don't understand, and there were many people around already. It seemed quite helplessly standing there trying to help. Eventually I didn't do anything, beside helped a bit to pull up the front hood.
The second things that I considered most while taking pictures were deciding to stay or to move away. I was very conscious trying not to take up any space that the rescue workers may need. Yet inside me that was also the urge to take photos up close. Our driver repeatedly pull me away from the scene, and I was thankful for his considerations.
In some of the pictures able, you can see that there were maybe 20 other people standing nearby watching. I wonder if they were like me - trying to help but didn't know how. A few of them just using their phone or small digicam taking pictures. I can see that besides the official rescue workers, there was a core group of a handful of passerby (in shorts and slippers) who was almost guiding the effort to free the driver. Again my observation could be wrong as I don't understand their language. But a few times I can see that the initiative to use hands to lift up the hood & roof, the gestures to get the lift up truck up front to release the steering wheel, all seemed to come from the plain clothed people. I wonder how much a factor to the timing of the rescue, if there were more onlookers rather than action takers?
