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"If anyone sees the black Volkswagen of the cloud A48**, or the person in the picture, please contact me. ”
"My father, mother, younger brother, and sister are all in the car, and they can't be contacted at the moment!"
Today, some netizens asked for help, returning to Fujian from Guangxi, passing by the Meizhou area, and currently unable to contact their families.
On the first day of the May Day holiday, what brought us was not the joy of the festival, but the haze in our hearts, because there was a large-scale landslide on the highway, and many cars fell in!
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Description of the event
At around 2:10 a.m. on May 1, the first day of travel during the May Day holiday, many people rushed to the first "free highway" trip, so as to avoid big congestion. However, there is a section of the Meida Expressway in Meizhou, Guangdong, where there is a sudden ground collapse, because the speed of the car is generally very fast, and it is late at night, the front car fell into the deep pit of collapse, and the rear car could not avoid it at all.
At present, a total of 20 vehicles are trapped in it, and unfortunately, 24 people have been confirmed dead, and 30 people have been taken to the hospital for emergency treatment, many of the injuries are bone injuries and internal organ damage.
Judging from the video at the scene, the situation was very critical at that time, and the sudden collapse prevented the vehicles behind the road from avoiding, because in addition to the fall of the vehicle, there was also a fire caused by the secondary impact, which was very worrying.
Eyewitnesses broke the news that the collapsed crater was about 4-5 meters, and several cars fell down at the beginning, and explosions were heard from time to time.
However, due to the high speed of the car on the highway, if there is no effective way to stop the vehicles behind, then there will be cars that will not be able to avoid it and continue to rush into the deep pit.
But fortunately, there was an experienced old driver, after he urgently avoided danger, ran backwards for hundreds of meters, stopped the car behind him and did not move forward, and gradually stopped the danger of the car continuing to fall.
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The latest rescue situation
After the collapse accident broke out, the working group of the Ministry of Emergency Management immediately started to direct the rescue, and it directly alarmed the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee!
As can be seen from the rescue video, a number of cranes have been dispatched on the road to lift the trapped vehicles, and the fire department has also carried out fire extinguishing operations.
The trapped vehicles were gradually hoisted up, but fortunately, it was not found that there were vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals and large buses in the vehicles involved in the accident, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
As of 2 o'clock this afternoon, the overall rescue activities have ended, and the main work is now to confirm the identity and contact the family.
Not being able to reach your family is a nuisance
It can be seen from the help information on the Internet that many netizens have asked for help online in the hope of contacting their families, because they have not been able to find their family members who have passed through this section of the road.
Although they couldn't believe that their family members could be the 24 dead and 30 injured, they couldn't contact them for a minute, and their hearts would be tugging for a minute.
Among them, some netizens said, "Who saw the vehicle of Guangdong B8M2**, my uncle returned to Yongding last night, and now no one can get through to the phone of a car of people, even if it is a traffic jam, it should be home early!"
There is also a netizen who implored netizens to help pay attention to the black Volkswagen car of "Cloud A48**", because there are his father, mother, younger brother, and sister in the car, and they are currently uncontactable, and they are returning to Fujian from Guangxi, passing through the Meizhou section.
The distance is only 500 kilometers, it only takes less than 6 hours, and the whole family can not be contacted at present, and at the time of departure, the family is still concerned about whether it is raining heavily, and they are advised to drive slowly.
For this kind of help, netizens are also very worried, and even have to wait for a good news online to feel at ease.
Some netizens speculated that it should be blocked on the road if it hasn't arrived for so long.
But the others poured a scoop of cold water, how could they not be contacted when blocking the highway?
According to the plan, I arrived at the source of the river at about 11 o'clock, and there was an accident at about 2 o'clock, and it was really possible to bump into it in time!
Some netizens also pessimistically said that there is no contact with the family, which is really weird, although the words are not good, but it is likely to be more auspicious. Because, the signal of any family on May Day will not be bad.
Of course, some netizens explained that if there are too many people at high speed, they are all talking, and the signal is good, and the same base station can carry up to 300 people at the same time.
If so, it would be even better, and hope for peace.
Cause of the accident: Is it a "tofu slag" project?
At present, the official has not given a definite cause of the accident, such a big incident, there must always be time to investigate, in fact, everyone should not be in a hurry.
However, does the "tofu scum" project mentioned by many netizens exist? Even many netizens are shouting "severely punish contractors and construction parties", is it their responsibility?
This, in addition to waiting for the official announcement, we can also estimate some reasons from some information and materials.
First of all, the recent weather conditions in Guangdong are well known, the rainfall is 3-5 times that of previous years, it has been a month before and after, the land should already contain a lot of water, and the probability of landslides will increase.
Secondly, according to the surging news, Meilong Expressway has already experienced landslides in 2023, also because after the heavy rain, the result of the previous survey was "geological complex slope instability".
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In the end, whether it is the experience of previous years or the speculation of netizens, the final conclusion still needs to wait for the official explanation, and I believe that if there is a problem, the responsible party will be severely punished.
As ordinary people, what we should know more is the emergency response measures for situations on the highway!
Netizens are hotly discussed
Some netizens said, is this a quality problem?
But other netizens believe that the heavy rain for days is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster.
Some netizens also said that no matter what, the good people who dare to stop the car in such a situation must be rewarded!
A netizen asked angrily, can I ask them for compensation if I have collected money at high speed?
Some netizens also said that it is currently a "free" period, so it is difficult to say.
Netizen summary: No matter how busy and anxious you are in the future, remember, don't drive at night, don't rush at night!
There are also netizens who can't contact their families, and ask the blue sky rescue team in Meizhou, Guangdong to help and see if it works.
Some netizens also turned on the "prediction" mode: saying that the final investigation results will be "the matter of the roadbed", and no one else is responsible.
Some netizens also "estimated": "First of all, find a big car, it's best to put the responsibility on the big car, but it's a pity that there is no big car, just find out if it is the aftershock of the earthquake." It's really not possible to check if these cars are overloaded and pulling things. Finally, find a temporary worker. It's okay to be on your back. ”
More netizens still demand strict investigation of problematic personnel!
Today's latest follow-up:
Because of the accident, there are many injured people, and 30 people are in urgent need of emergency treatment, and a large amount of blood transfusion is urgently needed.
At about 5 o'clock this afternoon, the people of Dapu County rushed to the blood station to ask for blood donation after hearing about it, which made people cry and was extremely warm.
There is a gentleman, Mr. Liao, after smoking 400 ml, he said, "Let's smoke another 200 ml, save people first", he said that at such a critical moment, he only saved people first, and then said, just did what he should do.
The disaster is ruthless, but the love is boundless, give a big thumbs up to Dapu County! I also wish the injured people a speedy recovery!
"Tips" for dealing with accidents on highways
First, the vehicle immediately double-flashed to pull over, and if the vehicle cannot move, prevent warning signs from a distance.
Second, the personnel immediately leave the vehicle and go outside the guardrail on the side of the road to wait for rescue and treatment.
Third, call the high-speed police number 122, if there is an injured person, call 120.
Fourth, consider the weather conditions and road conditions before setting off, or turn on the navigation in time to determine the traffic jam or risky route.
As a driver, it is still very necessary to keep these in mind.
Write at the end
Anyway, while we are waiting for the official results, in addition to praying, it is a blessing, hoping that if you have not contacted your family, you can have good news, if anyone knows that it has been contacted, the trouble will also "kick" the editor, it is really worrying.
I am also in the scenic spot on May Day, I wish everyone a happy holiday, pay more attention to driving, and hope to go out safely and return safely.
Resources
1. Video 1: Information source: Douyin "China News Service".
2. Video 2: Information source: Douyin "930 Friends".
3. Video 3: Information source: Douyin "The Paper".
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