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Driver loses focus, car overturns after hitting curb in New Taipei City

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A female driver in New Taipei City, Taiwan, crashed her car after reportedly losing focus while navigating a curve.
  • The vehicle collided with the curb and overturned, landing on its roof.
  • The driver, who was transporting children to school, was able to exit the car uninjured and no alcohol or drug influence was detected.

A car overturned in New Taipei City's Xindian District on Wednesday morning after the driver reportedly lost concentration. The 44-year-old woman, identified by her surname Pan, was driving her vehicle along Anxiang Road when the incident occurred.

According to police reports, Pan was driving uphill on a left curve when the right front of her car veered off course and struck the curb. The impact caused the vehicle to flip over, landing on its roof. Pan had just dropped off children at school before heading home when the accident happened.

Emergency services arrived at the scene to find Pan had already exited the vehicle on her own. She was assessed by paramedics and found to be uninjured, requiring no medical attention. Police are investigating the accident, reviewing surveillance footage to determine the exact cause, but initial findings indicate no signs of drunk or drug-impaired driving.

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