A 65-year-old man surnamed Deng was driving a commercial freight tractor at 8:00 a.m. this morning. When he was passing the 47.3K point south of Taiwan Highway 61 in Xinwu District, Taoyuan City, the road was suspected to be slippery due to rain, causing the vehicle to skid and hit the road shoulder guardrail. The high platform 61 line fell off the flat road.

(Provided by Yangmei Branch of Taoyuan City Police Department)

[Reporter Wei Jinyun/Taoyuan Report] A 65-year-old man surnamed Deng was driving a commercial freight tractor at 8:00 a.m. this morning. When he was passing the 47.3K point south of Taizhou Highway 61 in Xinwu District, Taoyuan City, the road was suspected to be slippery due to rain, causing the vehicle to skid and collide. The road shoulder guardrail fell from the 20-meter-high Taiwan Route 61 onto the flat road, causing multiple bruises on the body. Fortunately, it was not life-threatening. The detailed cause of the accident is still to be clarified by the police.

Wu Taimin, head of the Yangmei traffic unit of the Yangmei Branch of the Taoyuan City Government Police Department, said that Deng Nan was driving from north to south on Taiwan Highway 61 at 8:50 a.m. today. According to preliminary investigations, Deng Nan suspected that the road was slippery due to rain, causing the vehicle to skid. After hitting the road shoulder guardrail, he fell to the flat road. After Deng Nan was sent to the hospital, he underwent a breath alcohol test, and the alcohol test value was 0.

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The Taoyuan City Government Fire Department stated that when the ambulance personnel arrived at the scene, Deng Nan had escaped on his own and was conscious. He had a laceration on his head and chest pain. .

A 65-year-old man surnamed Deng was driving a commercial freight tractor at 8:00 a.m. this morning. When he was passing the 47.3K point south of Taiwan Highway 61 in Xinwu District, Taoyuan City, the road was suspected to be slippery due to rain, causing the vehicle to skid and hit the road shoulder guardrail. The high platform 61 line fell off the flat road.

(Provided by Yangmei Branch of Taoyuan City Police Department)

A 65-year-old man surnamed Deng was driving a commercial freight tractor at 8:00 a.m. this morning. When he was passing the 47.3K point south of Taiwan Highway 61 in Xinwu District, Taoyuan City, the road was suspected to be slippery due to rain, causing the vehicle to skid and hit the road shoulder guardrail. The high platform 61 line fell off the flat road.

(Provided by Yangmei Branch of Taoyuan City Police Department)