Traffic Accident in Zhonghe, New Taipei City Involves Drug-Impaired Driving; Two Injured

According to the Central News Agency, a traffic accident involving a car and a motorcycle occurred this afternoon on Jingping Road in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City. A man driving a car struck a motorcycle, resulting in injuries to the rider and a passenger, both of whom were taken to the hospital. Police stated that the case involves drug-impaired driving, and the detailed cause of the accident will be further investigated. The New Taipei City Fire Department stated that they received a report around 4:30 PM regarding a traffic accident at the intersection of Jingping Road and Dayong Street in Zhonghe District, requiring medical assistance. The scene involved one car and one motorcycle. New Taipei police stated that the accident at the intersection of Jingping Road and Dayong Street involved drug-impaired driving. The detailed cause of the accident will be further investigated and clarified. The Fire Department said that the motorcycle rider and passenger (two females) were conscious when transported to the hospital and were sent to the Ministry of Health and Welfare Shuang Ho Hospital and Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital for treatment, respectively.