Thrilling! A tanker truck was hit and gasoline spilled all over the road. The Dacheng section of Provincial Highway 61 northbound was closed.

The fuel truck was hit with a big hole, and unleaded gasoline spilled onto the road. (provided by the public)

A thrilling car accident occurred at 2:40 pm on the 13th on the Dacheng section of Changhua County on the Western Coastal Expressway of Provincial Highway 61, which runs 204 kilometers north. A tanker truck stopped on the road shoulder due to a suspected tire blowout and was hit by a coupling vehicle from behind. The oil tank it carried caused a large leakage of oil products, which trickled from the viaduct to the surface road. The driver of the coupling vehicle was injured and sent to hospital. The northbound section was still closed until 5 pm.

The police said that at about 2:40 this afternoon, they received a report of an accident involving a tanker truck and a coupling vehicle on the 204-kilometer section of Changhua Dacheng section of Provincial Highway 61 heading north, and officers were immediately dispatched to the scene to deal with the accident. A Formosa Petroleum tanker parked on the road shoulder. After the collision, the oil tank was dented and holed. A large amount of unleaded gasoline continued to gush out, forming an oil waterfall. The leaked gasoline spread on the viaduct deck and trickled down to the flat road below.

Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that a tanker truck filled with gasoline had a flat tire and was parked on the shoulder of the road. After being hit by a coupling vehicle from behind, the tanker tank was damaged and leaked oil. Although a large amount of gasoline leaked out, fortunately, the accident did not cause a fire, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.