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Motorcyclist attributes life-saving escape to Mazu's intervention

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A female motorcyclist narrowly escaped a head-on collision with a car driving the wrong way.
  • She had briefly stopped to encourage two sisters walking with a statue of the sea goddess Mazu.
  • The motorcyclist attributed her survival to Mazu's protection and later thanked the sisters with fruit.

A motorcyclist in Pingtung, Taiwan, experienced a near-fatal accident, which she believes was a miracle orchestrated by the sea goddess Mazu. The incident occurred as the woman was riding her motorcycle and slowed down to offer words of encouragement to two sisters, Zhu Shufeng and Zhu Shuling, who were walking with a Mazu statue. As the motorcyclist resumed her journey, a car traveling in the opposite direction veered into her lane, heading directly towards her. Fortunately, her reduced speed gave her just enough time to swerve and avoid a catastrophic collision. The motorcyclist was deeply shaken but unharmed, attributing her survival to divine intervention. In gratitude, she later returned to the sisters, bringing them fruit and posing for a photograph, expressing her disbelief and thankfulness for the miraculous escape. The sisters were also astonished by the close call, emphasizing the split-second nature of the event and how a slight difference in speed could have led to a tragic outcome.

It was truly Mazu's protection that saved my life.

โ€” Female motorcyclistThe motorcyclist expressed her belief that the sea goddess Mazu intervened to save her from the accident.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.