It’s just one month since I got my driver’s license! An 18-year-old female rider in Keelung ran into the opposite lane and was hit by a van and died.
He had just obtained his driver's license last month. He was suspected of losing control while driving on Hong Kong West Street and causing an accident. The detailed reasons are still to be clarified by police investigation.
Quick Look
- An 18-year-old woman surnamed Pan in Keelung suddenly lost control of her bicycle and veered into the opposite lane while riding on Gangxi Street.
- She was hit by a van that could not dodge and died of her injuries an hour later.
- The police initially ruled out that the driver named Zhao was drunk driving, and the cause of the accident remains to be clarified.
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Why It Matters
An 18-year-old woman surnamed Pan in Keelung was involved in a traffic accident while riding her bicycle along Gangxi Street this afternoon.
An 18-year-old woman surnamed Pan in Keelung was riding her bicycle through Gangxi Street when her motorcycle suddenly lost control and rushed directly into the opposite lane.
An 18-year-old Keelung woman surnamed Pan had just obtained her motorcycle driver's license last month. At about 3 pm today, while riding her bicycle through Gangxi Street, her motorcycle suddenly lost control and rushed directly into the opposite lane. A van was unable to dodge and knocked Pan Nu away. After an hour of rescue efforts by medical staff, Ms. Pan still died of her injuries. The cause of the accident is pending further investigation by the police.
The driving recorder on the van clearly captured the situation at the time of the incident. It can be clearly seen in the video that Pan's bicycle suddenly veered to the left, rushed directly into the opposite lane, and collided with the driver of the van named Zhao.
In order to avoid Pan's motorcycle, the driver surnamed Zhao urgently turned to the right, but due to lack of reaction, the motorcycle hit him directly. The wife and daughter on the car were frightened, and the 1-year-old girl burst into tears in the car on the spot.
Pan was ejected after being hit. There were no signs of life when the ambulance crew arrived. She was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and was pronounced dead at 4:14 p.m.
After the police arrived at the scene, they conducted a sobriety test on the driver named Zhao. His sobriety test value was 0, which preliminarily ruled out drunk driving. The cause of the accident remains to be clarified through further investigation.
Ms. Pan rushed to the opposite lane, but a van couldn't dodge and hit her.
Pan's bicycle suddenly veered to the left, rushed directly into the opposite lane, and collided with the driver of the van named Zhao. .
In order to avoid the oncoming motorcycle, the van hit the roadside parking lot equipment.
When Ms. Pan was sent to the hospital, she had no breathing or heartbeat.
Open Questions
- What is the exact reason why the locomotive lost control?
