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BackA fatal car accident occurred in Linneixiang, Yunlin. An 80-year-old man was hit by a drunk driver's SUV and died on the spot.
A fatal car accident occurred in Linneixiang, Yunlin. An 80-year-old man was hit by a drunk driver's SUV and died on the spot.
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A fatal car accident occurred in Linneixiang, Yunlin. An 80-year-old man was hit by a drunk driver's SUV and died on the spot.

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  • A fatal car accident occurred in Linnei Township, Yunlin County at around 1 a.m. on the 24th.
  • An 80-year-old man surnamed Zhang was riding an electric auxiliary vehicle when he was hit by a drunken SUV driven by a 27-year-old man surnamed Xiao at high speed.
  • The old man and the electric auxiliary vehicle flew away and got stuck under the RV parked in front of a house on the roadside.

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A car accident occurred on Zhongzheng Road, Linnei Township, Yunlin County, involving an electric assist vehicle and a recreational vehicle. The driver was suspected of drunk driving.

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A fatal car accident occurred in Linnei Township, Yunlin, at around 1 a.m. on the 24th. An old man riding an electric-assisted vehicle was hit by a recreational vehicle, flew and got stuck under the recreational vehicle parked in front of a house. Yunlin County Fire Department personnel went to rescue him. (Picture provided by the public)

Drunk driving accident! A fatal car accident occurred in Linneixiang, Yunlin, at around 1 a.m. today (24th). An SUV crashed into an electric auxiliary vehicle at high speed. The impact was violent. The electric auxiliary vehicle was ejected with people and the car, and the SUV also emitted sparks. It stopped about 100 meters away from the point of impact. The accident resulted in the electric auxiliary vehicle driver, an 80-year-old man surnamed Zhang, died on the spot. The driver of the SUV was suspected of drunk driving. The cause of the accident is being investigated by the Douliu Police Station.

The accident occurred on Zhongzheng Road in Linnei Township. An 80-year-old man riding an electric auxiliary vehicle drove to the accident site and was hit by an SUV driven by a 27-year-old man surnamed Xiao. The old man and the electric auxiliary vehicle flew several meters. The old man rushed into the SUV parked in front of a house on the roadside and got stuck. The SUV that caused the accident rushed to about 100 meters before stopping. The whole vehicle was smoking.

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The Yunlin County Fire Department received a report that there was smoke coming from an RV on Zhongzheng Road in Linnei. They sent crews and vehicles to the rescue. When they arrived at the scene, they found smoke coming from the SUV and someone was stuck under another vehicle on the roadside. After extinguishing the fire, they destroyed equipment and raised the vehicle to rescue the old man. There was no sign of life.

Due to the violent force of the impact, the electric auxiliary vehicle the old man was riding was twisted and deformed, and the front of the SUV driven by the man named Xiao was seriously damaged. The old man was stuck under the car on the side of the road, with a cracked skull and multiple fractures in his body. His right foot was stuck on the deformed electric auxiliary vehicle a few meters away. He died on the spot. The driver surnamed Xiao was not injured.

Preliminary understanding shows that the driver surnamed Xiao was drunk. The cause of the accident is being clarified by the police and is under investigation.

☆Excessive drinking is harmful to health. Drunk driving is prohibited☆

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The man surnamed Xiao will be prosecuted for public danger crimes or negligent death.

    Likely · Within weeks

  • The Yunlin County Government will strengthen the ban on drunk driving and road safety promotion on Zhongzheng Road, Linnei Township

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • What is the alcohol concentration of the man surnamed Xiao?
  • Did the accident involve speeding or other traffic violations?
  • What legal liability will the driver responsible for the accident face?
  • Does the driving of the electric assist vehicle on this road section comply with traffic regulations?

Related Topics

Yunlin County
PeopleOld man surnamed ZhangMan surnamed Xiao
OrganizationsYunlin County Fire DepartmentDouliu Police Station
PlacesZhongzheng Road, Linnei Township, Yunlin County
TopicsLinnei Townshipfatal car accidentElectric assisted vehicleRVDrunk drivingAn old man in his 80s
This article was originally published by 自由时报.

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