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Pedestrian hit by truck, critically injured

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A 73-year-old woman was critically injured after being hit by a small truck while crossing a street in Tainan, Taiwan.
  • The woman was initially trapped under the vehicle but was rescued by bystanders.
  • She was revived after initially losing vital signs and is currently in intensive care, with the preliminary cause being the truck failing to yield to a pedestrian.

A pedestrian crossing was the scene of a serious accident last night in Tainan, Taiwan, where a 73-year-old woman was struck by a small truck. The incident occurred at the intersection of Daqiao 2nd Street and Zhonghua Road in Yongkang District.

The woman, identified by her surname Du, was crossing Zhonghua Road on a pedestrian crossing when she was hit by a truck driven by a 79-year-old man surnamed Lu. She was dragged under the vehicle, requiring several bystanders to lift the truck to free her.

She was found to be without vital signs at the scene but was resuscitated by emergency medical teams at Chi Mei Hospital. Du sustained a collapsed lung and a fractured left leg and is currently in the intensive care unit. The preliminary investigation suggests the truck failed to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

Lu, the driver, was uninjured and tested negative for alcohol. The exact cause of the accident is under investigation by the Yongkang Police Precinct.

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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.

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