According to CCTV News, affected by continuous heavy rainfall, at about 2:10 on May 1, a natural geological disaster occurred near K11+900m from Dapu to Fujian on Meida Expressway (about 2 kilometers in the direction of the exit of Chayang Road), and the highway road surface collapsed. The Orange Persimmon reporter learned that 18 vehicles were trapped in the accident, and 31 people were rescued at the scene and sent to the hospital for treatment. Rescue from the accident is ongoing, and the cause of the accident is being investigated.
After receiving the accident report, the provincial party committee and the provincial government attached great importance to it and quickly commanded and dispatched the rescue work. Meizhou City and Dapu County public security, emergency, fire, health and other relevant departments quickly rushed to the scene to carry out rescue. At present, all the lanes in both directions of Meida Expressway have been closed, and vehicles need to pay attention to detours.
This morning, some netizens broke the news: At about 2:10 a.m. on May 1, a landslide occurred in the direction of Meilong Expressway Tai Po to Chayang (near the Chayang service area), and the specific casualties are to be officially reported.
Another netizen posted that he heard that a few cars had fallen, and about 8 fire trucks and ambulances came, and they are currently following the traffic police to leave the emergency lane in an orderly manner.
According to @Ping'an Meizhou, at about 2 o'clock in the morning on May 1, the K11+900m road from Meizhou to Fujian on Guangdong Meilong Expressway (S12) collapsed and was closed in both directions. To ensure safety, vehicles are required to detour from the following roads:
1. Vehicles from Meizhou to Fujian exit the expressway from the Dapu Sanhe Toll Station, detour to the direction of Chayang via Huliao and G235 National Highway, and get on the expressway from the Chayang Toll Station.
2. Vehicles from Fujian to Meizhou exit the expressway from the Dapu Chayang Toll Station, go to Huliao via G235 National Highway, and get on the expressway from the Taipo Sanhe Toll Station. Please drive in a civilized manner and pay attention to safety.
According to China Traffic Broadcasting, at 2:09 on May 1, an accident occurred in the Dapu County section of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, on the S12 Meilong Expressway, and highway traffic was interrupted in both directions. Passing vehicles will be diverted from the exit of Tai Po Station, and the entrance of Chayang Station to Meizhou will be closed, and the resumption time is to be determined.
A number of witnesses at the scene said, "The collapse of the Meilong Expressway in Guangdong (Dapu to Chayang, Xihe, and Longyan, Fujian), a few cars fell down, and I couldn't help but fall tears when I listened to the explosion." ”
"Fortunately, a few cars in front of us noticed something was wrong and stopped the car behind us. ”
"There were seven people in a car, all sleeping, suddenly there was a bang, the vehicle was out of control, we woke up instantly, couldn't help screaming, and then stopped steadily, saying that there was a pit behind, as if several cars were out of control by the pit, and the tires also burst. We got out of the car after we were shocked, thinking about seeing what was going on with the other cars, but the road had collapsed at that time, and when we passed, the road might just crack, or just some small potholes. The cars behind us all fell into the big pit, four or five meters into the big pit. ”
A car owner who passed by the highway where the incident occurred told Orange Persimmon Interactive, "I passed by at 7 o'clock this morning, and there were no cars on the road, and the official said that the accident happened at 2 o'clock in the morning." When passing through, the Tai Po Expressway was headed towards Fujian, and there were already emergency vehicles and ice cream cones surrounding the pass. ”
"I got off the highway at the Sanhe Expressway in Taipo, and the location of the accident scene should be in the section from Sanhe to Chayang, about 4 kilometers away from the Chayang Expressway. ”
A person from the Meizhou Emergency Management Bureau told Orange Persimmon Interactive that our rescue is currently in progress, and please pay attention to the official data for the specific situation.
It is reported that the Meizhou-Longyan Expressway, the national high-speed G25 Changshen Expressway component section, referred to as the Meilong Expressway is a fast passage connecting Guangdong Province and Fujian Province. The construction of the Meilong Expressway started on December 29, 2004 and was completed and put into operation on December 30, 2006. The total length of the line is 58.28 kilometers, the design speed is 100 kilometers per hour, and the total investment of the project is 2.107 billion yuan.
Affected by persistent heavy rainfall
Some roads in Guangdong were damaged
The reporter learned from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Transportation that recently, affected by continuous heavy rainfall, highways and ordinary national and provincial roads in some areas of Guangdong have been damaged. As of 4:00 p.m. on April 30, a total of 19 affected sections of the expressway have been restored, 6 have been restored, and the remaining 13 have been partially closed, and the remaining 9 affected sections of ordinary national and provincial highways are still under two-way traffic control.
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.
Note: Statistics as of 4:00 p.m. on April 30.
In addition, according to the Guangdong traffic police today, according to the forecast of the meteorological department, it is expected that heavy rainfall and strong convective weather in Guangdong will still be frequent during the "May Day" holiday. In some areas, there may be risks of heavy precipitation and debris flows, landslides, collapses, flash floods, urban and rural waterlogging, and floods in small and medium-sized rivers, accompanied by disasters such as lightning strikes, short-term strong winds, local hail and local tornadoes.
Please pay close attention to local warning signs and travel tips, and do not go to undeveloped and unsafe places and low-lying areas, flood ditches and other areas to play and camp.
Orange Persimmon Interactive City Express reporter Cheng Xiaolong Zhang Qian comprehensive report