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A frightening scene unfolded on National Freeway 1 in Changhua, where a semi-trailer truck suddenly swerved across multiple lanes before crashing into the guardrail and spilling its heavy cargo onto the roadway. Witnesses say the truck veered sharply from the outer lane to the inner lane and back again in a zig-zag, forcing surrounding cars to slow down and stop. Moments later, the vehicle struck the barrier, sending massive metal coils tumbling onto the asphalt, turning the busy road into a dangerous obstacle course.
Vehicles move along the section between Puyan and Yuanlin on National Freeway 1 in Changhua, when suddenly, a truck ahead cuts from the outermost lane into the innermost, swerving back out again in a zig-zag. A few moments later, it mounts over the guardrail, filling the air with dust and reducing visibility, as the coils roll one by one on the asphalt.
Voice of Witness
Saw crash
The truck went from the right to the inside lane on the left and it just kept swerving. Everyone turned on the hazard lights and slowed down. It kept moving forward even after hitting the guardrail, and it still had two coils on the back.
Other large vehicles quickly sensed something was up and turned on their hazard lights to warn other road users and prevent a crash. But the truck with the coils didn’t stop.
Voice of Mr. Shih
Truck driver
I suddenly felt weak and everything started spinning. I couldn’t step on the brakes! What was I supposed to do? I did what I could, but I couldn’t even brake. It took all my strength to even hold onto the steering wheel.
The driver is 52-year-old Mr. Shih, a trucker who took out a loan of NT$4 million for the vehicle. The crash caused a dozen metal coils to roll off the truck, forcing vehicles behind to dodge them as if it were an obstacle course. Mr. Shih kept driving until he reached a weigh station across from a National Freeway Police station.
Liao Chih-wei
National Freeway Police
Mr. Shih was driving a commercial semi-trailer. He started feeling unwell and lost control over the vehicle, striking the inner and outer guardrails and causing the metal coils he was transporting to fall on the road.
Fortunately, the other drivers on the road were alert and slowed down in time, while warning others with the hazard lights. Otherwise, the 2-ton coils could have easily caused a tragedy. Cranes were quickly deployed to the area, which took more than an hour to clear up.
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