Recently, a commercial vehicle crashed into deep water after breaking through the net red pontoon bridge in a scenic spot in Enshi, Hubei Province, and a major accident that eventually led to the death of five people caused heated public opinion and made a lot of noise.
It is reported that the net red pontoon bridge is called "Covered Bridge Dream", 4.5 meters wide, equipped with speed bumps, can accommodate 10,000 people walking on it at the same time, the reason why it can become a net celebrity, because the bridge has a unique scenery on both sides and the thrill of driving close to the river.
The introduction of the bridge deck in the scenic area said that it was built using German technology, with a capacity of up to 1,000 tons, and there have been no accidents for seven years. However, now the scenic area has been severely slapped in the face by this tragedy.
At the time of the accident, a woman who participated in the rescue told reporters about the situation. She said that after the accident vehicle rushed into the water, she and the others pulled up two tourists from the water, a man and a woman, and the first thing the rescued man said after coming up was that there were people under the bridge.
It is worth mentioning that in March this year, many netizens had previously questioned the safety of the pontoon bridge in the scenic area, and later some media interviewed the relevant person in charge of the scenic area on the safety of the scenic pontoon bridge.
At that time, the person in charge also said that the pontoon bridge used German technology, there was no base, it was supported by a pontoon made of PVE, and it was soft to overcome rigidity under the power of water.
In addition, they stressed that the pontoon bridge is guaranteed not to roll over through measures such as modifications to the straight bridge body, the use of steel cables and weight limits for passing vehicles.
But now, the pontoon does not roll over, but the car does.
In addition, the so-called tall German technology they said was just a simple pontoon and a wooden plank, and there were no lifeguards nearby, perhaps because they thought that there had been no accident in 7 years and slack.
You know, the water depth of the lion ditch is 30 meters, so it can be imagined that when the accident vehicle breaks through the fence and falls, it is simply nine deaths.
The cause of the accident is also very complex, but there are several obvious violations.
The first thing that is certain is that the driver did not comply with the requirements of the scenic spot. After all, the pontoon bridge warning sign has been clearly set up on the pontoon bridge: "Vehicles with seven seats and below are restricted".
However, at the time of the incident, the accident vehicle driven by the driver was a nine-seater commercial vehicle, although it may not look much different from the appearance of an ordinary seven-seater commercial vehicle. However, when the car really drives on the pontoon, because the nine-seat commercial vehicle itself is larger than the seven-seat commercial vehicle, plus two more people, its weight difference is obvious, since the scenic spot clearly restricts the seven-seater and below vehicles, then when the weight suddenly increases so much, its safety hazards soar instantly.
In addition, after the incident, some netizens said on the Internet that the driver was suspected of playing with his mobile phone at that time, which makes sense why the vehicle drifted significantly in the video at that time.
However, the driver playing with the mobile phone has not responded to the official at present, so the authenticity is unknown, and the specific situation will wait for further official notification.
Secondly, it was just after the rain, the bridge deck was slippery, the tires were easy to slip, and the risk factor increased again.
In addition, there were no safety officers on the side of the bridge, so after the accident, many survivors said that their survival was pure luck.
After all, everyone in the car was not wearing life jackets at the time of the incident, plus there were no professional lifeguards, even if the security guard came to the scene, he could only watch, not to mention whether he could swim, even if he could swim, there was no safety protection measures, and the staff did not dare to go down rashly, because the water was too deep, and the impulse to save people was nine deaths.
Originally, there was such a big safety hazard in the net red bridge, but in this case, the scenic area claimed that there had never been an accident in seven years, and this irresponsible remark was really to blame.
It is worth mentioning that the five tourists killed this time are all middle-aged and elderly people aged 50 to 55. The three survivors later revealed that they were all sitting in the middle near the car door, so after the accident, they were able to open the car door as soon as possible and get away with it. So, they think that surviving is all luck, and if they sit in the back, the result is really difficult to say.
Finally, after the incident, many netizens complained on the Internet, accusing the front and rear cars of the accident vehicle of being very indifferent. Because they still didn't stop after the accident, even if they thought of a way.
Now in the face of netizens' verbal criticism, several passengers in front of the car and behind the car also responded to this, they said that after the car drove over, they settled their relatives, and many people returned to the accident location to help rescue, so I hope everyone will show mercy. After all, such a thing happened at that time, and many of them also needed to send their loved ones to a safe place to calm down, and then return to rescue people.
Today, the scenic spot has been closed for rectification, but the lesson is too profound, and the alarm bell has been ringing for a long time.
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