ROAD SAFETY/1 killed, 2 injured after being hit by car driven by 76-year-old

Tainan, June 8 (CNA) A male bicycle rider in his 70s was killed and two scooter riders were injured after they were struck by a car driven by a 76-year-od woman Sunday afternoon near National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, local authorities reported.

The Tainan City Fire Department said it received a report at 1:46 p.m. about a traffic accident at the intersection of Shengli Road and University Road in Tainan's East District.

Upon arrival, rescue personnel found a man in his 70s in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), along with a male rider and a female scooter rider with minor injuries. All three were transported to the hospital, where the critically injured man was later declared dead.

After a preliminary look into the accident, police and fire authorities found that the 76-year-old woman surnamed Liu (劉) was driving westbound on University Road with a female friend in the passenger seat.

As she approached the intersection at Shengli Road, she suddenly lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons, the police said.

The car sped past other vehicles waiting at a red light and slammed into two scooters being driven by a 52-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man and a cyclist crossing the road.

It then continued through the intersection, only coming to a stop after crashing into a row of parked scooters, according to police, who noted that the crash site stretched over several dozen meters.

The exact cause of the accident is still under investigation.