A 37-year-old man fell into a ditch on Jiaotan Road, Fengyuan while riding a motorcycle and died in hospital.

The police arrived at the scene and rescued the man who fell into the ditch and sent him to hospital. (provided by the public)

At around 4 o'clock this morning, a man accidentally fell into the water while riding a motorcycle through Section 2 of Jiaotan Road, Fengyuan District, Taichung City. The Taichung City Fire Department received the report and went to search and rescue. They found the man more than 2 kilometers downstream and rushed him to the hospital for emergency treatment. Unfortunately, he still died. The cause of the fall into the water is under investigation by the police.

At 4:36 this morning, the Taichung City Fire Department received a report that a knight fell into the ditch in Section 2 of Jiaotan Road, Fengyuan District. It immediately dispatched the First Brigade, Fengyuan, Fengnan, Tanzi detachments, and Huludun Senior Ambulance Team to dispatch 6 fire engines, 2 ambulances, 23 firefighters, and 7 volunteers. The deputy captain of the First Brigade, Chen Daihong, served as the commander to go to the search and rescue.

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Firefighters only found a motorcycle at the scene. Witnesses at the scene said that a man had been swept downstream by the current. The fire department immediately sent an additional Tanzi unit to intercept the man downstream. At 5:02, the man was found in Zhengou downstream. They immediately used a low rope rescue and a basket stretcher to rescue the man. He was sent to Fengyuan Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare by ambulance for emergency treatment. Unfortunately, he still died.

Preliminary investigation by Fengyuan Police Station revealed that the deceased was a man surnamed Wang (37 years old). He accidentally fell into a ditch on Jiaotan Road while riding a motorcycle. Since the man was not drunk driving, the detailed cause of the accident needs to be investigated and clarified.

Wang Nan suspected that the sky was dark, and his motorcycle hit the guardrail of Kok Tam Road and fell into a ditch. The motorcycle fell on the side of the road. (provided by the public)