According to the latest report of CCTV News on May 1, the Propaganda Department of the Dapu County Party Committee of Meizhou, Guangdong Province reported that after the road collapse accident on the Chayang section of the Meida Expressway in Guangdong, as of 15 o'clock on May 1, after on-site verification, the accident caused a total of 20 vehicles to fall (no hazardous vehicles, buses and other large vehicles were found), involving a total of 54 people, of which 24 people were confirmed to have died, and 30 people were being treated in the hospital with no danger to life. At present, the relevant disposal work is in progress.
At about 2:10 on May 1, a highway pavement collapse accident occurred near K11+900m (about 2 kilometers from the exit direction of Chayang Road) from Dapu to Fujian on Meida Expressway in Guangdong Province. As a result, vehicles were trapped and casualties were killed. The road collapse pavement is about 17.9 meters long and covers an area of about 184.3 square meters.
After receiving the report, the Ministry of Emergency Management asked for guidance and help to help local governments speed up search and rescue, scientific and safe rescue, make every effort to treat the wounded, minimize casualties, find out the causes, and learn lessons. The National Fire and Rescue Administration continues to dispatch and guide on-site rescue work. The Ministry of Emergency Management sent a team to the scene to guide the rescue and disposal work. After the collapse occurred, more than 500 people, including emergency response, fire fighting, and mine rescue teams, were immediately organized to participate in the on-site rescue. At present, rescue work is still ongoing.
The Ministry of Emergency Management reminded that during the "May Day" holiday, the number of people traveling increased, and the safety risks of transportation, tourist attractions, and crowded places were high.
Relatives of the injured: A family of five, 3 people are missing, and 1 person is injured
According to a report by Beiqing Daily on May 1, a woman Yang Qing (pseudonym) from Dapu County, Meizhou, told reporters that her husband's eldest sister and a family of five drove back to Chayang Town, Dapu, Guangdong, from Shunde, Guangdong.
Another netizen Cai Xinxin (pseudonym) told reporters that his uncle's family drove back to Nan'an, Fujian Province from Wuzhou, Guangxi, and has been missing since the accident.
According to the information provided by the netizen, the family includes two adults and three minors. The reporter contacted Meizhou People's Hospital, Dapu County People's Hospital and other three hospitals for consultation, and the staff all said that Cai Xinxin's missing relatives were not on the admission list.
Zhou Li (pseudonym), a netizen from Chaoshan, Guangdong, said that her sister and brother-in-law drove back to Xihe Town in Taipu from Dongguan when the incident occurred, taking the Meilong Expressway, and at 12 o'clock in the evening of April 30, her sister also said that it was almost there, and no one could be contacted since 2 o'clock in the morning on May 1, and there has been no news until now. They were driving a white Ford with a license plate number starting with Yue SP65. "We also contacted the relevant departments in Meizhou, left the vehicle information, and said that we would be notified if there was news. My brother-in-law is from Tai Po, and the couple work in Dongguan, and this time they are taking advantage of the holiday to go home to see their children, both of them are in their early 30s, and their children are only a few years old. ”
According to upstream news, on the morning of May 1, a Fujian netizen told reporters that five family members, including his parents, drove back to Fujian from Guangxi, but lost contact after arriving at Lianping Zhongxin Expressway at 11 o'clock in the evening on April 30.
The staff of Meizhou People's Hospital told a reporter from Beiqing Daily that after the accident, the hospital has received a number of injured people, and the hospital is currently actively treating them.
After the accident, the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government attached great importance to it, and the province and the city made every effort to carry out the rescue work, set up an accident rescue site command center, and invested more than 500 people in the public security, emergency, fire protection, health, transportation, and mine rescue teams to participate in the on-site rescue. According to the Meizhou City Traffic Police Detachment, at present, the lanes on both sides of the Meida Expressway have been closed, and vehicles need to pay attention to detours.
The meteorological department had warned against landslides
It has been raining locally for nearly a month
According to the surging news earlier on May 1, for the high-speed pavement collapse accident, the official WeChat public account of Guangdong Dachao Expressway Co., Ltd. released a message at 7 o'clock on May 1, saying, "Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, it was reported at 2:09 a.m. on May 1 that a natural geological disaster occurred at K11+900 in the direction of Fujian on S12 Meilong Expressway (Meida Section), resulting in a ...... road collapse"
A local resident of Dapu County told reporters that the place where the highway collapsed was located in Chayang Town, Dapu County, Meizhou City. This highway has been built and opened to traffic for many years, and the section of the road where the incident occurred belongs to the local mountain section, not a viaduct. It has been raining in the area for nearly a month, and there is a landslide near the road where the incident occurred. According to @大蒲weather news, at 20 o'clock on April 30, the Dapu County Meteorological Observatory issued a weather forecast saying that from 08:00 to 20:00 on April 30, heavy rain fell in Dapu County. According to meteorological statistics, the average surface rainfall in the county is 36.4 mm, and the maximum precipitation is 49.8 mm (Meilong Expressway Chayang Service Area). At present, the orange warning signal for thunderstorms and gales and the orange warning signal for heavy rain in Tai Po is in force, and it is necessary to continue to take precautions. It is expected that from the night of April 30 to the day of May 1, there will be heavy rain and local heavy rain in Tai Po, accompanied by strong convective weather such as short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms and strong winds. Recently, Tai Po has experienced frequent precipitation, large accumulated rainfall, and saturated soil moisture, and the risk of geological disasters is extremely high, so it is necessary to guard against heavy precipitation and secondary disasters such as flash floods and debris flows, landslides, collapses, and urban and rural waterlogging.
The Meida Expressway and the East Extension Line are 85 kilometers long, with a total investment of 8.01 billion yuan. Among them, the main line is 61.27 kilometers long, the first phase of the Mei-Da Expressway project (Meixian District Triangle to Dapu County Hemp Section) has been completed and opened to traffic in December 2013, the Mei-University Expressway Phase II Project (Dapu County Hemp Section to Sanhe Section) is 9.77 kilometers long, and the east extension line is 23.79 kilometers long, which was officially opened to traffic on December 31, 2014.
It is worth mentioning that on April 1, 2023, due to the continuous heavy rainfall, a natural disaster of slope collapse occurred at K55+690-K55+910 of S12 Meilong Expressway (Meida Section) towards Tai Po, resulting in the interruption of two-way traffic on this section of the road without casualties.
What should I do if I have a sudden accident while driving at high speed? Keep in mind the rule of 9 words!
Before traveling during the "May Day" holiday, please understand the road conditions in advance, plan your travel routes, and try to detour the road sections affected by bad weather. If you need to pass through, reduce your speed in advance and pay attention to your surroundings to ensure a safe pass.
Driving on the highway, the vehicle breaks down and has an accident, if it is not properly handled, it is easy to cause a secondary accident. In case of emergencies, keep in mind the rule of 9 words:
Pull over
Turn on the hazard warning flashing lights, move the vehicle to the emergency lane, and pull over. When the vehicle is unable to move, walk 150 meters behind the road and place a warning triangle.
People evacuated
All personnel should be evacuated immediately outside the guardrail and do not stay in the carriageway, in case the rear car fails to brake, the consequences are unimaginable.
That is, the alarm
After taking protective measures, call the police in time, and if anyone is injured, call the 120 emergency number at the same time.
How to accurately locate on high speeds?
In the event of a traffic accident on the highway or a vehicle breakdown, you need to call the police as soon as possible. If there is no obvious reference for the current position, how can I accurately tell the current position?
Get to know the kilometer sign
On the central separation zone of the expressway, a kilometer sign is generally set up for every kilometer.
Above this kilometer sign is the number of kilometers in the current location, and below is the number of the highway. The reading is: S3500 high-speed forty-six kilometers.
Meet the 100-meter brand
On the corrugated guardrail next to the emergency lane, a 100-meter sign is generally set every 100 meters.
The number on this 100-meter card is the number of 100 meters, and the number below is the number of kilometers on the current highway. The sign reads: 46 km 100 meters.
Combining the two signs, the current location can be accurately located, which is 46 kilometers and 100 meters from the S3500 highway. When calling the police for help, if you can't tell the difference between up and down, just say where you are going from the highway.
High-speed driving in case of accidents
Don't panic and call the police calmly
Editor|Cheng Peng, Du Bo
Proofreading|Wang Yuelong
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