A crane in Pinglin fell 15 meters down a hillside and the driver was sprayed with life-threatening injuries. He died in hospital.

An accident occurred when a crane fell 15 meters down a hillside at Shangkengzikou, Pinglin District, New Taipei City. When the police arrived, they found a 40-year-old male driver ejected out of the car. He lost breathing and heartbeat on the spot. He was rescued by hanging and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. (Photo by reporter Lu Yunfeng)

At about 12 noon today, an accident involving a crane fell down a hillside in Shangkengzikou, Pinglin District, New Taipei City. The fire department was informed and dispatched a large number of police officers to the scene. They found that the 57-year-old driver surnamed Lin was ejected from the car. He lost breathing and heartbeat on the spot. He was rescued by hanging and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, but he was still pronounced dead. The Xindian Branch of the jurisdiction has preliminary understanding that when Mr. Lin was driving a crane to meet the car of a female driver surnamed Gao in the opposite direction, he accidentally rolled down a 15-meter hillside. The detailed cause of the accident still needs to be clarified.

The New Taipei City Fire Department received a report at 12:45 this afternoon that a small crane at Shangkengzikou in Pinglin District accidentally rolled down a 15-meter-deep hillside while meeting vehicles on a mountain road. It immediately dispatched 12 disaster relief ambulances and 22 firefighters to the rescue. After arriving, the fire department immediately hoisted down the hillside for rescue.

It is known that the police discovered that when the crane overturned, the 57-year-old driver surnamed Lin was thrown out of the car beside the driver's seat. He had lost breathing and heartbeat. It took about 30 minutes to rescue him by hanging him and sent him to Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital for treatment. After emergency treatment, he was still unable to recover.

Preliminary investigation by the Xindian Police Station found that when the crane driver Lin was passing through this section of the road, he met the 45-year-old woman who was driving a small passenger car. Lin's car accidentally rolled down the hillside and was thrown out of the car. He lost all signs of life on the spot and was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. The police were immediately on hand to take photos and collect evidence and assist in traffic diversion control.

The police pointed out that since the two cars did not actually collide, the driver, the two elderly passengers and a caregiver were not injured. As for the detailed cause of the accident and the attribution of responsibility, further investigation is still needed to clarify.

The New Taipei Fire Department dispatched 12 disaster relief ambulances and 22 firefighters to the scene, and immediately carried out hoisting rescue. (Photo by reporter Lu Yunfeng)