An SUV on the Alishan Highway in Chiayi County rushed into the avoidance lane and hit the guardrail.

(Photographed by reporter Lin Yizhang)

[Reporter Lin Yizhang/Report from Chiayi] A car accident occurred at the 40.5-kilometer Alishan Highway in Chiayi County this afternoon (20th). The 65-year-old man was suspected of not paying attention to the situation in front of the car. The woman was trapped in the car, and the witnesses rushed for help immediately. The fire department of Chiayi County came to the scene to help them escape, and sent the two people to the hospital for treatment.

The Fire Department of Chiayi County received a report at 3:30 this afternoon. A car accident occurred at 40.5 kilometers in Fanlu Township, Alishan Highway. Rescuers from the Fanlu Team rushed to deal with it. A 60-year-old woman in the driver's seat had lacerations on her eyebrows and abdominal pain, and was trapped in the car; a 65-year-old man was driving with low back pain. Rescuers assisted in getting out of trouble. The two injured were sent to St. Martin's Hospital for treatment.

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Witnesses said that before the accident, the SUV felt a little drifting, and then came to a bend, rushed into the avoidance lane and hit the concrete barrier.

The exact cause of the accident is still under investigation by the police.

An SUV crashed on the Alishan Highway in Chiayi County, and nearby people found it and rushed to help.

(Photographed by reporter Lin Yizhang)