Truck Rear-Ends Vehicles on Highway 14: 4 Nantou Ren'ai Township Office Staff Injured and Hospitalized
A truck rear-ended parked vehicles on Highway 14 in Nantou's Ren'ai Township, injuring 4 township office staff who had just finished repairing streetlights. They were rescued and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
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(Central News Agency reporter Cheng Wei-chen, Nantou, 16th) A truck driver surnamed Wu was driving along Highway 14 in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County this morning when he rear-ended a vehicle belonging to the Ren'ai Township Office, causing injuries to four office staff members. Ren'ai Township Mayor Jiang Zixin said the personnel were leaving after repairing streetlights when the accident occurred; currently, one person remains in the hospital for observation.
The Nantou County Fire Department received a report around 10 a.m. today stating that a three-vehicle collision occurred near Nanfeng Bridge on Highway 14, with passengers in a passenger car suspected to be trapped. The fire department immediately dispatched 4 vehicles and 8 personnel to the scene for rescue.
Upon arrival, firefighters assessed that the doors of the vehicle where the patients were trapped were not stuck and could be opened smoothly. They assisted the four people in the vehicle to get out. After initial first-aid treatment, the four were sent to the hospital, and fortunately, none of them had life-threatening injuries.
The Ren'ai Precinct of the Nantou County Police Bureau explained that the citizen surnamed Wu was driving a commercial truck from Wushe toward Puli. When passing the 67.2-kilometer mark of Highway 14, he accidentally rear-ended a parked passenger car ahead, which then rear-ended a small truck in front of it. The passengers in the passenger car suffered abrasions and contusions. The at-fault driver's breathalyzer test result was 0, and the specific causes of the accident are being clarified by the police.
The police urge the public to avoid fatigued driving when navigating winding mountain roads to reduce the risk of traffic accidents and ensure driving safety. (Editor: Chen Qingfang) 1150416
(Central News Agency reporter Cheng Wei-chen, Nantou, 16th) A truck driver surnamed Wu was driving along Highway 14 in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County this morning when he rear-ended a vehicle belonging to the Ren'ai Township Office, causing injuries to four office staff members. Ren'ai Township Mayor Jiang Zixin said the personnel were leaving after repairing streetlights when the accident occurred; currently, one person remains in the hospital for observation.
The Nantou County Fire Department received a report around 10 a.m. today stating that a three-vehicle collision occurred near Nanfeng Bridge on Highway 14, with passengers in a passenger car suspected to be trapped. The fire department immediately dispatched 4 vehicles and 8 personnel to the scene for rescue.
Upon arrival, firefighters assessed that the doors of the vehicle where the patients were trapped were not stuck and could be opened smoothly. They assisted the four people in the vehicle to get out. After initial first-aid treatment, the four were sent to the hospital, and fortunately, none of them had life-threatening injuries.
The Ren'ai Precinct of the Nantou County Police Bureau explained that the citizen surnamed Wu was driving a commercial truck from Wushe toward Puli. When passing the 67.2-kilometer mark of Highway 14, he accidentally rear-ended a parked passenger car ahead, which then rear-ended a small truck in front of it. The passengers in the passenger car suffered abrasions and contusions. The at-fault driver's breathalyzer test result was 0, and the specific causes of the accident are being clarified by the police.
The police urge the public to avoid fatigued driving when navigating winding mountain roads to reduce the risk of traffic accidents and ensure driving safety. (Editor: Chen Qingfang) 1150416