Reported 8 months ago
On June 20, 2024, at 8:10 am, in Taitung, a police officer on vacation collided with a low-flying endangered bird, a crested fireback, while riding a motorcycle along the outer ring road of the New Life North Road embankment. The collision caused the motorcycle to lose control and slide into the opposite lane, hitting a tree and throwing the officer beneath the embankment, who is currently in critical condition at the hospital. Experts noted that although crested firebacks are common in the area with low flying altitudes, accidents like this are rare.
Source: YAHOO