The road collapse disaster on the Meida Expressway in Guangdong Province has killed 36 people
The reporter learned from the relevant parties of Meizhou City that at about 2:10 a.m. on May 1, a highway pavement collapse disaster occurred near K11+900 meters in the direction of Meida Expressway in the direction of Fujian. By 5:30 a.m. on May 2, 23 vehicles had been found dead, 36 dead and 30 injured (non-life-threatening).
After the road collapse, the provincial party committee and the provincial government attached great importance to it, mobilized elite professional forces, and went all out to do a good job in emergency rescue, wounded treatment, aftermath disposal, risk investigation and other work, and prevent secondary disasters and ensure rescue safety. At present, the province and the city have selected the strongest medical experts to carry out multidisciplinary consultations and make every effort to do a good job in the treatment of the injured.
Disaster management and aftermath management work is being carried out in an orderly manner.
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Meizhou citizens lined up overnight to donate blood
According to reports, due to the road collapse accident on the Chayang section of the Meida Expressway, blood is needed to rescue the injured, and many caring citizens have gone to the nearest blood donation point to help donate blood after learning about it.
There is a long queue at the blood donation point in the People's Square of Meixian District, Meizhou. (Photo by Lin Changlu)
On the evening of May 1, the unpaid blood donation vehicle in People's Square in Meixian District extended its service to 12 o'clock in the evening.
At the blood donation vehicle next to the People's Square in Meixian District, the masses reached out to donate blood. (Photo by Bu Linfei)
Passing by the owner of the car bravely rescued 6 trapped people
"Seeing the collapse disaster at the scene, I didn't think about it so much, out of instinct, I just wanted to rescue the trapped people as soon as possible. Shortly after the landslide, Liu Yongjin happened to pass by the section of the road where the incident occurred, and got out of the car to rescue the trapped people as soon as possible.
According to reports, on the evening of May 1, the reporter contacted Liu Yongjin, who had returned to Fujian, by phone. Liu Yongjin works as a driver in Shenzhen. Taking advantage of the May Day holiday, he set off from Shenzhen and wanted to drive overnight to his hometown Longyan, Fujian. At about 2 a.m. on May 1, when the vehicle was driving to the Chayang section of the Meida Expressway, Liu Yongjin noticed that there were many wrong-way vehicles on the road, which made him feel that something was wrong.
"There were already a lot of cars in front of me, and some car owners told me that the bridge in front of me had collapsed, so I pulled over and got off. Liu Yongjin told reporters that after he got out of the car, he immediately asked passers-by whether they had called the police, and when he received a confirmed answer, he rushed along the muddy slope to the accident site to save people.
At this time, trapped people came out of the fallen vehicles one after another, but there were still some injured people who could not escape on their own. Liu Yongjin rushed over, "I'll pick him up as a child, and I'll help him up as an adult." A total of 3 children and 3 adults were saved, and by the time I got to the 6th person, the fire brigade had already arrived. ”
After the on-site fire and other rescue forces were sufficient, Liu Yongjin did not drive away until 4 a.m.
Source: Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, Guangzhou Daily, Yangcheng Evening News, etc