The van driven by a 74-year-old man surnamed Zeng carrying his wife drove out of Fangliao Funeral Home at 7:00 a.m. on the 25th and was about to turn left into Yanshan Highway when he was hit by a passing gravel truck. The front of the van was completely destroyed, and the old couple was trapped in the car. There were no signs of life when they were rescued. They were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and were declared dead. The cause of the accident is still to be clarified by the police.
Fangliao police said that the accident happened at 7:47 in the morning. The gravel truck driven by a 36-year-old man surnamed Qiu was traveling from north to south on Yanshan Road. When passing Qingshan Road, it collided with a van driven by Zeng Nan. The car overturned on the spot, and the driver and passengers were trapped in the car. The gravel truck was suspected of dodging and drove directly to the outer guardrail.
After receiving the report, the fire brigade immediately dispatched 4 vehicles and 8 people, and dispatched cutting equipment to rescue the trapped couple surnamed Zeng. At that time, both of them showed no signs of life. They were rushed to Fangliao Hospital for emergency treatment, but they were finally pronounced dead.
With the exposure of the driving recorder, Qiu Nan, the driver of the gravel truck, said nervously to the people at the scene that when the truck was going through the intersection of Yanshan Highway and Qingshan, the van was about to turn left and saw half of the front of the car suddenly appear in front of him. , hurriedly honked the horn to warn the police, but it was too late; passers-by at the scene said that the gravel truck slammed into the other side’s driver’s seat, the box truck overturned immediately, and the driver was crushed in the car. The scene was shocking.
The undertaker police put the driver of the gravel truck surnamed Qiu on a drink test, and the drink test was 0. Although he was only slightly injured, he was still sent to the hospital for a simple dressing. The detailed cause of the accident is under investigation by the police.
The family members of the deceased were reported to the police station to make a record. They grieved and said that the old couple drove south from Pingtung City in the early morning to the Nagu Pagoda of Fangliao Funeral Home to worship their ancestors.