The car (left) collided with the opposite sprinkler (right) at the scene of the accident.

(Photographed by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)

[Reporter Jiang Zhixiong/Yilan Report] An 82-year-old man surnamed Huang from Yilan County drove a car with his 79-year-old wife surnamed Huang to go out. He passed an intersection in Toucheng Township, suddenly rushed into the opposite lane, and hit a sprinkler truck waiting for a traffic light. The wife surnamed Huang was injured in her foot, and the driving alcohol test value of both parties was 0. It is suspected that the old man stepped on the accelerator by mistake to cause trouble.

At the intersection of Qingyun Road Section 2 and Sanhe Road, Toucheng Township, a car collided with a sprinkler at 7:00 this morning. The front of the car was almost completely destroyed. There was no alcohol reaction in the alcohol test, and the accident caused by alcohol was ruled out.

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According to the police investigation, at the time of the incident, the old man surnamed Huang was driving his wife from south to north on the second section of Qingyun Road. The sprinkler was stopped at the traffic light, and his wife injured her foot, but the injury was not serious. The old man surnamed Huang and the 62-year-old sprinkler driver surnamed Shi were not injured at all.

The police appeal to the elderly to drive, should consider their physical condition, do not drive reluctantly, if feel unwell, it is best to stop on the side of the road to rest, or ask family members to drive for you to ensure safety.

The front of the car driven by the old man surnamed Huang was almost completely destroyed.

(Photographed by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)

An 82-year-old man in Yixian County was driving a car (right), and accidentally stepped on the accelerator due to numb feet and collided with a sprinkler (left), injuring his 79-year-old wife.

(Photographed by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)