The big truck trouble came from behind...A car was crushed in an "epic" parking lot in Kinmen

In Kinmen, a large truck parked in the parking lot behind the Jinhu Town Office slid forward on its own due to a mechanical problem today, causing the white car parked in front to be crushed in an "epic" manner. Fortunately, both trucks were empty and no casualties were caused. Since the parking lot is not a "road", the police cannot issue a ticket based on a traffic accident.

The Jinhu Branch of the County Police Department received a report at around 9 a.m. that a "collision" accident occurred in the parking lot behind the Jinhu Town Office. After a large truck was parked, it was suspected that there was a mechanical failure in the braking system. In addition, the parking area was on a downhill road. The vehicle suddenly slid forward and directly hit the passenger car in front. Fortunately, no one was injured at the scene.

People nearby said that the suspected 21-ton large truck slid forward, and the average passenger car that was hit weighed about 1 or 2 tons, so even if the distance was short, the rolling pressure of the truck was quite shocking. The small passenger car was caught in front of a lamppost and could not move, and the rear was squeezed by the truck and was almost completely destroyed.

The police pointed out that the location of the incident was not in a parking lot within the scope of the road, so it was not a traffic accident regulated by the "Road Traffic Management Punishment Ordinance" and a traffic ticket could not be issued accordingly. The driver of the large truck stated that the vehicle had parked, got out of the car and left. It is suspected that a sudden mechanical failure caused the vehicle to slide. The exact cause of the mechanical failure is still being clarified.

Jinhu Branch said that this case calls on drivers of large vehicles (large trucks, coupling vehicles, etc.). The vehicles are large and heavy. In addition to tightening the handbrake when parking, they should also use wheel chocks (car chocks) when parking on slopes or uneven roads, and take "double protective measures" to avoid accidents.