Semi-trailer Tire Blowout on National Highway 3 Changhua Section Affects 21 Vehicles
A semi-trailer experienced a tire blowout on National Highway 3's northbound 194-kilometer mark in the Changhua section last night around 9 PM. The scattered tire debris caused 21 vehicles to collide, but fortunately, no one was injured. The accident scene was fully reopened at 10:30 PM last night, and the cause of the accident is currently under investigation.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Wu Che-hao, Changhua, May 7) A semi-trailer experienced a tire blowout on National Highway 3's northbound 194-kilometer mark in the Changhua section last night around 9 PM. The scattered tire debris spread across the middle and outer lanes, causing 21 vehicles to collide as they were unable to avoid it. Fortunately, no one was injured.
According to information released today by the Seventh Highway Police Brigade of the National Highway Police Bureau, Ministry of the Interior, after receiving the report, they immediately investigated and found that the scattered tire debris caused 21 vehicles to collide as they were unable to avoid it. The accident scene was fully reopened at 10:30 PM last night, and the cause and circumstances of the accident are still under investigation. (Edited by: Li Ming-tsung) 1150507
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(Central News Agency Reporter Wu Che-hao, Changhua, May 7) A semi-trailer experienced a tire blowout on National Highway 3's northbound 194-kilometer mark in the Changhua section last night around 9 PM. The scattered tire debris spread across the middle and outer lanes, causing 21 vehicles to collide as they were unable to avoid it. Fortunately, no one was injured.
According to information released today by the Seventh Highway Police Brigade of the National Highway Police Bureau, Ministry of the Interior, after receiving the report, they immediately investigated and found that the scattered tire debris caused 21 vehicles to collide as they were unable to avoid it. The accident scene was fully reopened at 10:30 PM last night, and the cause and circumstances of the accident are still under investigation. (Edited by: Li Ming-tsung) 1150507
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