80-year-old woman killed instantly after being hit by a crane truck while crossing the road at dawn
In Anding District, Tainan, an 82-year-old woman surnamed Lin was struck and killed instantly by a large crane truck while crossing the road early on the 29th. Police are currently investigating the exact cause of the accident.
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(CNA, Tainan, 29th) In Anding District, Tainan City, an 82-year-old woman surnamed Lin was struck by a large crane truck while crossing the road early this morning and died on the spot. The exact cause of the accident remains to be clarified. The Tainan City Fire Bureau received a report of a traffic accident in Gangkou Village, Anding District, after 6 a.m. today. When rescue personnel arrived at the scene, the elderly woman's body was severely deformed, and she was clearly dead. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the deceased, Ms. Lin, was a local resident and was crossing the South 134 line road when she was hit by the crane truck and died instantly.
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