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National Highway No. 3 is an important north-south expressway in Taiwan. The Zhunan section is located in Miaoli County and has heavy traffic volume. In the past, there have been many car accidents and spontaneous vehicle combustion accidents.
Two large vehicle fires broke out in the Zhunan section of the National Highway 3 in one day, and a large meat truck stopped on the ramp and burst into flames. (provided by the public)
The Miaoli Zhunan section of National Highway 3 was extremely unstable yesterday (1st). Two large vehicle fire accidents occurred in one day. A 41-year-old man drove a large truck at around 6 o'clock yesterday evening. When he passed the exit ramp of the Zhunan Interchange of 119 kilometers northbound on National Highway 3, the vehicle spontaneously ignited and fell into a sea of fire. Fortunately, the driver got out of the car in time to escape.
The Second Highway Police Brigade of the National Highway Police Station said today that a 41-year-old man surnamed Nian was driving a large commercial truck carrying meat last night. When he was driving along the northbound direction of National Highway 3 to the exit ramp of the 119-kilometer Zhunan Interchange, he noticed smoke suddenly coming from the right rear tire of the vehicle. Nianman immediately stopped the car on the side of the ramp and got out of the car to check. Unexpectedly, the vehicle spontaneously ignited and caught fire.
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After receiving the report, the police rushed to the scene to put out the fire and extinguished the fire at around 7 p.m. The scene was cleared and reopened to traffic at 9:30. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be further identified and determined by the Miaoli County Fire Department.
The police pointed out that at around 9 a.m. yesterday, at the exit ramp of the Xibin Interchange of 115 kilometers south of the National Highway 3, a semi-connected vehicle carrying earthwork caught fire after stopping due to smoke from the transmission shaft. Another accident occurred again in the evening. The National Highway Police appealed to passers-by to check the vehicle carefully before getting on the road. If any abnormality in the vehicle is found, they should immediately stop on the road shoulder or avoid the bend. People should get out of the vehicle and face the oncoming traffic and retreat to a safe place. They can make good use of the 1968 App to report the incident and ask for help to maintain driving safety.

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