Two cyclists and a scooter driver were killed in three separate traffic accidents on Highway No. 1 in Pingtung City between midday Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon last week.
The first fatality happened at about midday on Tuesday at the intersection of the highway's Hesheng Road Section 1 and Gongye 6th Road, the Pingtung County Police Bureau said in a news release today.
Photo courtesy of the Pingtung County Police Bureau
A man surnamed Lee (李), 60, driving a tractor, turned right and ran over a woman, also surnamed Lee (李), 77, riding a bicycle, the precinct said.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second crash occurred the same night on the Jianguo Road section approaching Gaoping Bridge (高屏橋).
A man surnamed Fan (范), 35, had temporarily parked his passenger car in the slow-vehicle lane, and a scooter rider surnamed Cheng (鄭) collided with it.
Cheng, 69, died after being taken to a hospital.
The third crash occurred shortly before 4pm on Wednesday on the Jianguo Road section, where a scooter rider surnamed Tu (涂), 23, failed to maintain a safe distance and rear-ended a woman surnamed Hsieh (謝), 73, who was riding a bicycle.
Another scooter rider fell while attempting to avoid the crash, injuring several people, and Hsieh was later pronounced dead at a hospital, the police said.
The precinct advised drivers to follow speed limits, increase following distance and slow down at night or during poor weather.
The precinct said officers would "continue strengthening traffic-safety messaging and enforcement to reduce accidents."
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