A vehicle on a red bridge in Enshi, Hubei Province, rushed out of the guardrail and fell into the water, and five people were killed in the accident. Judging from the information disclosed by the media, all those killed were tourists, and the driver and co-pilot had escaped when the vehicle fell into the water.
After reading the media reports, I have two curious or called questions, the first is why did the car suddenly rush out?
The second question is that it is clear that the front of the car fell into the water first, why did the driver and co-pilot escape, but the passengers in the back did not escape?
Let's start with the first question, why the vehicle suddenly accelerated and rushed into the water.
This is a tourist bridge in the scenic area, one-way street, wide lanes, and it is said that the scenic area stipulates that the speed of tour buses cannot exceed 20 yards per hour on the bridge.
Judging from the video at the time of the incident, there were not many vehicles on the bridge at that time, only three or four vehicles, and some netizens said that the car that had the accident at the beginning did not drive fast, and there were no vehicles blocking the road in front, and for some reason it suddenly accelerated.
This statement was also confirmed by the staff of the scenic spot, who also said after watching the video at the time of the incident that the vehicle did accelerate.
The driver has escaped the accident, but has not yet responded to why it accelerated. We can only wait for the official report on this.
Let's talk about the second question, why did the driver and co-pilot escape and the tourists were killed?
From the picture, the car fell into the water is the front of the car into the water first, but the driver and co-pilot sitting in the front escaped, and the tourists behind should have more time to escape, why didn't they escape? It is speculated that the door lock may not be opened in time.
News reports said that the accident was a Jinbei nine-seater commercial vehicle, which has an electric door with a sliding side door and an opening and closing door in front. That's what happened.
Many commercial vehicles use this kind of electric side sliding door in the rear door, which has its advantages, spacious, high-end, convenient up and down, and does not occupy space after opening.
However, there are also disadvantages, that is, the opening time is longer than the opening and closing door that is directly pushed, and some people who are used to opening and closing the door may not find an electric door opening method for a while in an emergency.
In this case, the driver has already jumped out of the car to escape, and the tourists in the back row have to fend for themselves. I think this happened when the Hubei Enshi Net Red Bridge accident happened this time.
Finally, I hope that the relevant departments can deal with the aftermath as soon as possible, find out what happened, the accountability that should be pursued, and the handling that should be handled. May the tourists killed in the accident rest in peace.