Taiwanese Actress Xu Weilun (许玮伦) Dies in Car Crash

The death of Taiwan actress Xu Weilun (许玮伦) was confirmed on Saturday night after she fell into a coma following a fatal car accident.

The 28-year-old actress was sitting in the front seat of a Mini Cooper when the car smashed into a protective fence on an expressway, then hit by a van from behind. Xu's assistant reportedly drove the car, but only sustained minor injuries.

Xu Weilun's head was seriously fractured and she fell into a deep coma after the accident. Xu died of hydrocephalus.

Xu's parents and many friends, including Ariel Lin Yichen (林依晨), Zhao Shanwei (张善为) and her ex-boyfriend Lee Wei (李威), stayed at the hospital to accompany her.

The star, once nominated for a Golden Bell award for best supporting actress, was also known for her love affairs with ex-boyfriends Lee Wei and Vic Zhou Yumin (周渝民).

Last year, Chinese actor Hu Ge (胡歌) and Super Girl He Jie (何洁) were injured in car accident.

Source: CRI

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于台中发生严重交通意外受重伤之台湾女艺人许玮伦，经过两日两夜抢救后无效，于昨晚(1月28日)7时31分终告不治与世长辞，终年28岁。

大前晚车祸后，许玮伦被送往台中澄清医院加护病房接受治疗，但病情一直没有好转，昨午医院公关透露许玮伦脑水肿及颅内出血情况未有改善，昏迷指数依然是三，瞳孔放大还是对光没有反应，其脑干水肿没有消退造成脑压飙高，陷入重度昏迷。

直至昨晚8时30分，台中澄清医院副院长黄仁杰召开记者招待会宣布许玮伦死讯，透露导致许玮伦死亡原因是脑水肿，致血液氧浓度下降，于下午5时09分已停止呼吸，经医生两小时全力抢救无效，于7时31分终于不治。

据知许玮伦之家人于下午时已有心理准备，目前正处理许玮伦的身后事，并希望今天晚上能将她的遗体送回台北。

许玮伦出事后，她的父母担忧焦急彻夜守在病床前，母亲边哭边说只要女儿病情好转，愿意折寿三十年，而父亲亦南下屏东进行法会，望能延续女儿之性命，也有影迷特地到庙求来菩萨护身符及人工舍利子，专程送到医院为许玮伦祈福，但无奈仍然未能出现奇。

当日负责驾车之许玮伦助手林怡妏虽然只受轻伤，但有轻微脑震荡倾向，而且受到严重惊吓，除了昏睡外，情绪激动至接近崩溃，甚至语无伦次，一度向警方表示并不是她驾驶的，令警方两度录口供都无功而还。林怡妏原本是许玮伦的fans，大学毕业后充当许玮伦助手，两人情同姊妹，故出事后家人一直不敢告知她有关许玮伦之情况。

死讯公布后，林依晨、陈宇凡、张善为等均相当难过，每人都红眼眶，所有人也都守候在病房外，希望能陪许玮伦走完最后的一程。

许玮伦这次车祸重伤，原因是要南下拍摄一部偶像剧，剧中她担任第一女主角。据剧组透露，原本还安排许玮伦拍摄一场发生车祸的情节，没想到戏还未拍，许玮伦却真的发生车祸。而原本与许玮伦合作的男主角施易男，晚间也到医院探视，惊闻噩耗，当场痛哭。