Huang Jiandu, an old man who knelt down to stop the car on the Meida Expressway, was warmly welcomed after returning to his hometown, and was awarded a commendation banner by the county party committee and county government, and received a condolence fund from the town government.
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According to the official WeChat public account "Caifeng Minshun" of the Propaganda Department of the Fengshun County Party Committee in Meizhou, Guangdong, on May 5, Huang Jiandu, who knelt down in the collapse section of the Meida Expressway to "force stop" the rear vehicle, returned to his hometown of Daluo Village, Tangxi Town, and was warmly welcomed by the local cadres and masses. At the event site in Daluo Village, the villagers beat gongs and drums and waved the small red flag in their hands to welcome Huang Jiandu back to his hometown. The representatives of the villagers put on brocade ribbons for Huang Jiandu, and the student representatives presented flowers.
At the subsequent symposium, Gu Mengqing, member of the Standing Committee of the Fengshun County Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, awarded Huang Jiandu a commendation banner on behalf of the county party committee and county government, and expressed appreciation for Huang Jiandu's righteous act of standing up to save people in the disaster of the Chayang section of the Meida Expressway. During this period, the relevant person in charge of Tangxi Town presented condolences to Huang Jiandu.
According to public reports, Huang Jiandu is 64 years old this year, a native of Fengshun, Meizhou, and went to Meizhou Tai Po with his daughter and son-in-law's family to reunite with their relatives during the May Day holiday. They were travelling in a seven-seater van with seven people on board. According to Huang Jiandu, at about 2 o'clock in the morning on May 1, a sudden loud noise woke everyone up from sleep, and after getting out of the car to check, it was found that the right tire hub was scratched. Just as they were about to place the warning signs, Huang Jiandu's daughter suddenly noticed that the cars coming from behind were falling down one by one, and the speed was very fast. Only then did they realize that there had been a collapse in the road.
After discovering the dangerous situation, the family shouted, "Don't drive forward!" and turned on the mobile phone flash, desperately alerting the vehicles behind, but unfortunately the effect was limited. Seeing that there were constantly vehicles continuing to drive towards the danger area, in a hurry, Huang Jiandu climbed over the guardrail and went against the road to the other side of the collapsed road section and waved his hand, but even so, there were still vehicles trying to bypass him and continue to drive forward, so Huang Jiandu decisively knelt in the middle of the road.
Huang Jiandu said, "Some people scolded me, 'You're going to die', but I can't help it, I don't do this, I guess they really won't stop." Recalling his actions at that time, Huang Jiandu admitted that he didn't have time to be afraid, nor did he care about the danger, "I think anyone would make such a choice in that situation at that time."
Huang Jiandu's behavior of kneeling down to stop the car was praised by many netizens, and some netizens left a message saying, "This kneeling has saved a lot of lives."