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04-12-2020, 11:21 AM
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Train Hits Truck Loaded with Cement
At the level crossing of Pingshan Lane in Nanzi District, Kaohsiung City, there was an accident in which a truck collided with an electric train at 1:15. The two-way traffic cannot be opened to traffic. The cause of the accident is under investigation. A preliminary investigation showed 4 people got injured. It is understood that the accident occurred at the level crossing of Pingshan Lane between Xinzuoying Station and Nanzi Station. At 1:15 pm, the train hit the connecting truck and the train locomotive was severely damaged. It is currently not open to traffic in both directions. A man named Wu, a 59-year-old truck driver who loaded the truck with cement, said that his truck was going to the southeast direction, but he stopped at the level crossing. He hurriedly got off the truck and had no time to ring the warning bell. The police are investigating the exact cause. The first and second trains carriage of the train and the third and the first and second axles derailed, and the double line was not connected. The southbound section of the train traveled to Qiaotou and the northbound section of the train traveled to Xinzuoying. The train number Kaohsiung and Tainan are connected by highway passenger transport; it is expected to open to traffic after night, and the double lines are all broken. At present, four people have been sent to the hospital, including the driver and the laceration of the limb. The remaining three have been sent to Kaohsiung Rong and Jianren Hospital for medical treatment. A female passenger said that the truck ran into a red light and was was stuck on the level crossing before it was hit by the train. |
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04-12-2020, 12:33 PM
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Re: Train Hits Truck Loaded with Cement
Saw the title and thought, "Hot dog! A fair fight with a train at last!" But no.
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