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Written by: Ling Yide
2020-12-06 18:22
Last update date: 2020-12-06 18:26
A fatal car accident occurred on the Saigon Highway this afternoon. The male cyclist was hit by a fire engine and was involved in the bottom of the vehicle and died.
It is understood that the fire ladder truck that caused the incident was attached to the Shunli Fire Station and was driven by a 54-year-old fire brigade named Yao. At that time, the firefighters of the brigade had handled a rescue mission for mountain hikers and left via Saigon Highway. A traffic accident occurred. .
After initial investigation by the police, some people reported that they were twisted by the glare while driving.
According to a video circulating online at the moment of the incident, it can be seen that the road surface was reflected by sunlight at the time of the incident. When the fire truck drove to the shade of a tree, an accident occurred.
▼▼An unexpected moment in the online video ▼▼
The incident occurred at about 1 o'clock this afternoon (6th) when a fire-fighting ladder truck left along the Saigon Highway towards Kowloon and approached an upward slope near Pak Sha Wan. The fire truck suddenly turned to the left and took a cyclist slowly The 60-year-old Colombian man who went uphill was knocked down and even got involved with his bicycle under the car.
The fire truck then rammed into a private car parked at an avoidance place, continued to shovel the footpath, and stopped after hitting a railing of about 12 meters.
The cyclist was rescued by firefighters and was found dead after being sent to hospital in a coma.
The fire engine and private car drivers also reported unwell and were sent to hospital.
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