Major car accident on Provincial Highway 9 in Hualien and Restoration section: private ambulance lost control, killing 1 and injuring 3
The private ambulance lost control and crashed into the opposite lane due to slippery roads on rainy days. As a result, the 75-year-old driver of the pickup truck died in the hospital.
Quick Look
- A major car accident occurred this afternoon on the section of Hualien Terrace Route 9 in front of Guangfu Sugar Factory.
- A private ambulance lost control and veered into the opposite lane due to a slippery road in rainy weather, hitting two vehicles.
- The driver of the pickup truck, surnamed Gao, was killed and three others were injured.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The accident occurred on the Guangfu Sugar Factory section of Hualien Terrace Route 9. It was raining heavily at the time.
A major car accident occurred on Provincial Highway 9 in front of the Guangfu Sugar Factory in Hualien at 3:30 this afternoon. The driver of a private ambulance got off the Zhongxing Bridge in Guangfu Township and suspected that the road was slippery due to rain. The vehicle lost control and rushed into the opposite lane, colliding with two vehicles from the north. One person died and three were injured. Among them, the 75-year-old driver of the minivan, surnamed Gao, lost all signs of life on the spot and died after being sent to the hospital.
The police reviewed the driving recorder images of the vehicle behind the ambulance that caused the accident. Preliminary inspection found that it was raining heavily at the time. Although the ambulance was not carrying any patients, it was traveling very fast. The road was slippery. After getting off the bridge, the ambulance lost control and skidded into the opposite lane. It hit a white pickup truck and a green Delica van on the northbound lane.
When the fire department rushed to the scene upon receiving the report, they found that the 75-year-old driver of the minivan who had been hit was trapped in the vehicle. The female passenger in the front passenger seat had suffered facial lacerations. After the fire department sent out sabotage equipment to rescue the driver, because the driver had lost breathing and heartbeat, advanced cardiovascular life-saving surgery (ACLS) was performed on the spot and sent to the hospital by ambulance for emergency treatment. However, he was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m.
As for the private ambulance driver surnamed Yang who caused the accident, he was slightly injured, the passenger in the ambulance suffered facial lacerations, and the driver of the other car that was hit was slightly injured. The police stated that they had completed on-site mapping and evidence collection in the evening and obtained driving recorder images. The alcohol levels of the three drivers have yet to be confirmed, and the detailed cause of the accident still needs to be further clarified.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The police will complete alcohol testing and accident scene identification to clarify the responsibility for the accident.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What were the results of the alcohol test of the ambulance driver responsible for the accident?
- What was the specific speed of the ambulance at that time?
