1 man was thrown and killed 20 people and was injured while driving: Suddenly, no brakes hit the guardrail on the road

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Nantou Ren’ai Township to Aowanda was in a car accident at noon this afternoon When a medium-sized bus passed through the Lover Tribe to launch line 83, it was suspected that the brake was failing when going down and around a curve, resulting in it which caused him to rush into the opposite lane and roll to the left. A total of 21 people were injured in the car and the driver. He was rushed to the hospital, but the passenger, a man named Huang (57 years old), was expelled from the car during the process, showed no signs of life before the hospital and the rescue was ineffective. The injured driver said: “The car suddenly failed to brake when passing a section downhill, hit the barrier on the road and then rolled over.”

The General Highway Administration determined that vehicle number 568-TT belongs to the Gaotong Touring Car Company. The year of the factory was 2012. The vehicle was equipped with an anti-lock braking system (ABS), GPS was also connected and the regular inspection was scored.

This afternoon, staff from the Kaohsiung Supervision Office of the General Highway Administration of the Ministry of Communications went to Gaotong to inspect the tour bus. Dongniang Li Xuee from the Gaotong car dealer revealed that the person in charge surnamed Chen, who flipped the tour bus, had 3 tour buses and had been on the Gaotong bus for 2 years. . Chen went to find the driver of the accident. Li Xue’e also showed the maintenance record. The overturned tour bus stood only 20 days ago (Nov 10). Items include replacement of brake oil, replacement of engine cooling oil, adjustment of brakes, front brake grease, replacement of differential oil and transmission oil Replacement, etc.

The General Highway Administration found that driver Lin Rongyu (51) had driven 3 hours and 43 minutes from today until the time of the accident. The license is issued on June 17, 2013 and the driving qualifications also meet the requirements. Although there is no drunk driving record, he has 82 traffic violations in his personal name and 33 are pending, but they are all small bus and locomotive violations, and not professional bus violations. Tou 83 is under the jurisdiction of the Nantou County government, and Class A buses are prohibited from passing, but the accidental vehicle is a Class B bus that does not violate regulations.

The Nantou County Fire Department noted that 1 in 21 people showed no signs of life and died. Five people were seriously injured and 15 people slightly injured. The injured were sent to Puli Veterans Hospital and Puli Christian Hospital.

The 7 injured were sent to Puli Christian Hospital, including the tourist bus driver Lin Rongyu (51 years old), a man named Luo (47 years old), a woman named Wang (47 years old), a woman named Yu (44 years old). years) and a man named Qiu (45 years old). ), a man named Lin (55 years old) and a woman named Lin (36 years old), except for the hospitalized Luo man, 6 people were observed in the emergency room. Puji ER doctor Cai Mingzhi said the six minor injuries were mainly bruises and lacerations, with the most serious being a blowout fracture of the thoracic spine of the twelfth section, combined with nerve injury and facial lacerations. extensive, and would be treated with surgery.

A total of 8 women and 3 men were sent to Puli Rong. The body of the late Huang has been sent to the Nantou Funeral Home. Huang Shunxiang, a doctor at the Medical Department of Taichung Rongzong Puli Branch Hospital, stated that two seriously injured were taken to the hospital. One of them had fractured his bilateral femur, causing hemorrhagic shock, and had been rushed to Taichung Rongzong for an operation; the other has a broken left rib. Three of them had a comminuted fracture to the left calf and their vital signs were stable. They will be transferred to the closest place of residence in Kaohsiung for treatment. There is also a seriously injured patient undergoing a CT scan. The remaining 8 patients with minor injuries, mainly bruises on the skin, can return home after treatment.

Lin Rongdi said that the car was traveling downhill before the rollover, and suddenly there was no brake. Tried to pull the handbrake and hit the railing on the road, then flipped over.

The General Highway Administration determined that the number of the vehicle involved was 568-TT, belonging to Gaotong Touring Car Company, and the year of manufacture was 2012. This afternoon, the staff of the Kaohsiung Supervision Office of the General Highway Administration from the Ministry of Communications went to Gaotong to inspect the tour bus. Dong Niang Li Xuee said that there are currently more than 20 vehicles at the dealership and their own vehicles, and they will require reliable vehicle insurance and regular maintenance. Li Xue’e also showed the maintenance record. The overturned tour bus had a special brake adjustment on November 10. It remains to be investigated if the accident was a brake problem.

The merchant also said that he had told the person in charge of the tour bus surnamed Chen that the hired driver had multiple records of speeding and illegal parking, but whether this caused the accident needs further clarification.

In the fall and winter seasons, Aowanda is now in layers of red maple. The tour itinerary for the silver haired tribe is the Kaohsiung Menorca Travel Agency. The day tour departs Kaohsiung at 6.30am and stops at the Gaojie Artillery Room in sequence. , Gaojie Formosa Boulevard Station, Gaojie Zuoying Station and Nanzi Juvenile Court in Kaohsiung after picking up passengers from Aowanda, in addition to the guide, the lunch fee is only 1390 yuan, which is quite cheap.

“Apple News” visited a travel agency this afternoon. Although someone opened the door to answer by pressing the bell, the other party just said, “There is no one here now”, “Don’t take photos, okay?” The other party said: “People here are busy. There is nothing I can tell you,” the interview declined.

Police said the crash site was a turning point, was it because the car’s speed was too fast? Or is it caused by potholes in the road? Since Lin was also injured while driving and sent to a doctor, he first checked the vehicle’s traffic recorder and then made a transcript to clarify the cause of the accident. (Report by Yang Jingru, Yang Shiqun, Lin Jianfeng, Ganzhi Osmunda / Nantou Kaohsiung Taipei Online)

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