Nine people were injured after a semi-trailer truck slammed into more than 20 vehicles at an intersection in Taichung’s Shalu District (沙鹿), local authorities said yesterday.
The Taichung Fire Bureau said it received a report at 10:13am about a car crash at the intersection of Siangshan Road Sec 7 and Pingsi Road, and dispatched eight fire trucks and five ambulances.
First responders transported nine injured people to Kuang Tien General Hospital’s Siangshan branch, who were all fully conscious, and mostly had cuts and bruises, the bureau said.
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Based on a preliminary investigation, the truck seems to have experienced brake failure and lost control while traveling north on Siangshan Road, Sec 6, the Taichung Police Department said.
As it approached Pingsi Road, it crashed into at least 10 cars, 11 motorcycles and one bicycle, resulting in multiple non-life-threatening injuries, the department said.
The driver of the truck, a 25-year-old man surnamed Hsieh (謝), did not have any alcohol in his system, police said, adding the exact cause and legal responsibility for the accident are still under investigation.
As of yesterday afternoon, northbound traffic on Siangshan Road was being redirected to Situn Road, police said.
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