In the Changhua section of National Highway No. 3, two gravel trucks chased and collided with each other this evening. One of the vehicles was completely destroyed and the driver was trapped. Firefighters launched rescue efforts.

(Provided by the Seventh National Highway Team)

[Reporter Tang Shiming/Changhua Report] Hit!

Two gravel trucks chased and collided with the section of National Highway No. 3 in Changhua City this evening. After the accident, both vehicles collided with the inner guardrail, and the rear of the gravel truck was almost completely destroyed. According to reports, the police dispatched personnel to rescue the driver, who used hydraulic shears to damage the car body and rescued the driver. Fortunately, he was slightly injured in the abdomen and conscious. The accident also caused a 2-kilometer backlog. Clarifying.

The Changhua County Fire Department received a report from the public this evening, pointing out that two gravel trucks chased and collided in the inner lane 200 kilometers south of National Highway 3. After the rear car hit the front car, the rear car then lost control and hit the inner guardrail. The driver was also trapped. inside the car.

The fire department reportedly dispatched personnel to the scene. Fortunately, the driver was conscious. The firefighters rescued him after destroying the vehicle with hydraulic shears. He was rushed to Changhua Christian Hospital for treatment. He suffered only minor abdominal injuries, which were not life-threatening.

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The No. 7 National Highway Team also sent personnel to the scene to direct the vehicles behind to slow down and pass the accident scene. At one point, the rear was blocked for about 2 kilometers. Fortunately, after the accident vehicle was hoisted away from the scene, the traffic flow gradually eased at night.

Two gravel trucks chased and collided with the Changhua section of National Highway No. 3 this evening, and one of them got stuck on the inner guardrail. The police of the National Highway No. 7 team clarified the cause of the accident.

(Provided by the Seventh National Highway Team)