A 61-year-old Spanish man was driving a rental car with 1 male and 2 female passengers. He was driving 147.2 kilometers along Taiwan Highway 9 this afternoon, just before the north exit of the Zhongren Tunnel in Suhuakai, when he accidentally bumped himself into a pier on the curb.
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[Reporter Wang Jinyi/Hualien Report] A 61-year-old Spanish man was driving a rental car with 1 male and 2 female passengers. He drove 147.2 kilometers along Taiwan Highway 9 this afternoon. The 61-year-old Spanish woman sitting in the passenger seat was seriously injured and was sent to the hospital where she was pronounced dead in the evening. The 26-year-old Spanish man in the back seat was seriously injured and is currently being rescued. The police pointed out that the detailed cause of the accident needs further investigation.
The police pointed out that at around 3:30 this afternoon, a 61-year-old Spanish man was driving a white TOYOTA car, carrying his wife, son and his girlfriend in a car and preparing to go to Taipei. At Km 147.2 of Taiwan Highway 9, for unknown reasons, he rammed into a concrete pier on the curb. The 61-year-old woman sitting in the passenger seat and her son in the back seat were the first to bear the brunt. The two were seriously injured and lost signs of life at the scene. After being rescued by firefighters, they were rushed to the hospital .
However, the 61-year-old Spanish woman sitting in the co-driver died of her injuries after 5 o'clock this evening. The 26-year-old Spanish man in the back seat is currently intubated and transferred to Tzu Chi Hospital for treatment. The driver and the back seat are from the Czech Republic to study in Taiwan. The woman suffered minor injuries and her life was not in danger. The police pointed out that the driver who held an international driver's license had no alcohol reaction after inspection. The detailed cause of the accident still needs to be investigated and clarified.
A 61-year-old Spanish man was driving a rental car with 1 male and 2 female passengers. He was driving 147.2 kilometers along Taiwan Highway 9 this afternoon, just before the north exit of the Zhongren Tunnel in Suhuakai, when he accidentally bumped himself into a pier on the curb.
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A 61-year-old Spanish man was driving a rental car with 1 male and 2 female passengers. He was driving 147.2 kilometers along Taiwan Highway 9 this afternoon, just before the north exit of the Zhongren Tunnel in Suhuakai, when he accidentally bumped himself into a pier on the curb.
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