A 30-year-old man's arm and lower leg were broken in an accident involving a motorcycle and a truck on Huandong Avenue in Taipei.

On the 1st of this month, a man surnamed Yu was riding a large heavy motorcycle and was traveling east to west along Huandong Avenue in Taipei City when he was involved in a car accident. (Photo taken by reporter Zheng Jingyi)

On the 1st of this month, a 30-year-old man surnamed Yu was riding a large heavy-duty motorcycle and was traveling east to west along Huandong Avenue in Taipei City. At that time, the traffic flow moved to both sides of the road to avoid the ambulance behind him. The pickup truck driven by 44-year-old Shao Nan in front was just about to return to the original lane. Yu Nan, who was riding along the right shoulder of the road, failed to brake in time and violently chased the pickup truck from behind on the spot. The strong impact caused Yu Nan and the car to fall to the ground, resulting in fractures to his arms and lower legs. Fortunately, his life was not in danger.

Police investigation revealed that at around 8:36 am on the 1st. At that time, there was heavy traffic flow from east to west on the Huandong Avenue Elevated Road. When the vehicles in front noticed that ambulances were approaching from behind with their lights blaring, they took the initiative to move closer to both sides of the road to make way for the middle passage. After the ambulance passed smoothly, the small truck in front driven by Shao Nan immediately corrected its steering wheel and prepared to return to the original lane and continue moving forward.

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Unexpectedly, Yu Nan, who was riding a large heavy machine, accelerated along the right shoulder of the road. When the front car had evaded the ambulance but had not yet cut back to the lane, Yu Nan hit the right rear of the pickup truck heavily from behind. Parts of the motorcycle were instantly scattered, and Yu Nan fell heavily to the road and was unable to move. The driving recorder of the rear vehicle captured the entire process and posted it online. The thrilling footage triggered heated discussions among netizens.

After receiving the report, officers from the Nangang Branch of the Taipei City Police Department and ambulance personnel rushed to the scene and inspected Yu Nan for fractures in his arms and lower legs. They were then rushed by ambulance to Peking University Hospital for surgery and bandaging. Shao Nan, the driver of the minivan, was not injured. After on-site inspection by the police, both drivers were found not to have been drinking and driving, and their driving registration information was completely normal after inspection.

The Nangang Branch stated that the detailed attribution of responsibility for the accident and the facts of the violation have been completed on-site and handed over to the traffic police brigade for further analysis and clarification.