A Taiwanese man was driving through the 148-kilometre Tongxiao section of National Highway No. 3 south at night and started arguing with his wife.
He parked the car on the shoulder of the road and jumped off the national highway bridge more than 10 meters high. Fortunately, there was grass and branches to reduce the fall impact.
Search and rescue
According to the Central News Agency, the No. 4 Disaster Rescue and Rescue Brigade of Miaoli County Fire Bureau notified the service centre at 8 pm.
After a man quarrelled with his wife, he fell from the viaduct in the 148-kilometre section of National Highway No. 3.
Due to the absence of light at the scene, the search took longer than expected. After searching back and forth, the man was found in the grass in the open space behind the Tongnan Warehouse of the Farmers’ Association in Tongxiao Town.
The ambulance personnel at the scene pointed out that the man’s right thigh was deformed, he reported chest pain, and multiple abrasions were all over his body. Fortunately, he was clearly conscious and could still talk. After being secured with a long backboard and a collar, he was sent to Tongxiao Guangtian Hospital by ambulance.
The Tongxiao Branch of the Miaoli County Police Bureau said that after the incident, some people reported to the police that there were mourning voices under the viaduct of National Highway No. 3 behind the house. After sending police officers to the scene, the man claimed to be driving through the Tongxiao section of National Road 3 south. , he had an argument with his wife on the way, he parked the car on the shoulder of the road, and then jumped off the bridge himself.