A car accident occurred outside Longshan Temple in Taipei City. Two cars collided and seven people were slightly injured.
Quick Look
- A two-car collision occurred on Xiyuan Road outside Longshan Temple in Taipei City last night.
- The driver of a white car, surnamed Li, lost control due to physical discomfort.
- He first hit four motorcycles on the roadside, and then reversed direction and hit an opposing silver passenger car.
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Why It Matters
The area near Longshan Temple in Taipei City is a densely populated area, and Xiyuan Road is a two-way lane with frequent mixed traffic of motorcycles and cars.
A car accident between two vehicles occurred outside Longshan Temple in Taipei City last night, injuring a total of 7 people in the two vehicles. Police investigation found that the man surnamed Li was driving a white car. When he was passing near the accident site, he suddenly became unwell and lost control of the vehicle. Then he crashed into the opposite direction of a silver minibus driven by a man surnamed Lin. Fortunately, all the seven people injured in the car accident had only minor injuries and were all fine after being sent to the hospital for treatment.
The Taipei City Fire Department received a report at 9:33 pm yesterday, claiming that a car accident occurred on Xiyuan Road outside Longshan Temple. When ambulance personnel arrived at the scene, they found that two cars had collided. Due to the force of the impact, the fronts of the two cars were severely dented and damaged. Parts and wreckage of the cars were scattered at the scene.
Police investigation revealed that the man surnamed Li was driving a white sedan traveling from north to south along a section of Xiyuan Road. He lost control of the vehicle due to physical discomfort at the intersection of Xiyuan Road and Guangzhou Street. The white car first collided with four motorcycles parked on the roadside, and then lost control and reversed course and collided with a silver passenger car driven by a man surnamed Lin in the opposite direction, causing the accident.
Due to the force of the collision during the car accident, Li and the passengers in the car suffered injuries to their calves and right shoulders. Lin and five other relatives and friends in the car suffered chest pain, injuries to their right calf and lower lip. A total of seven people suffered minor injuries, none of which were life-threatening. Afterwards, the police checked and found that both parties' cars and driving licenses were normal, and neither party's drivers were drug-driving or drunk-driving.
Wanhua Branch calls on drivers to pay attention to their own conditions at all times. If they find themselves feeling suddenly unwell, they should immediately park safely on the roadside and call 119 for emergency medical treatment to ensure the safety of other passers-by.
Open Questions
- What is the specific reason for the physical discomfort of the man named Li?
- Will there be any legal liability for the driving involved?
