In the early morning of May 1, the collapse of the Meida Expressway in Guangdong Province dyed this supposed cheerful May Day holiday with a sad color.
Looking down, the collapse appears to be just a scar on a green hillside.
But looking closely at the vehicles piled up together and almost burned to the ground, and then thinking of the lives inside, I finally deeply realized the horror of the accident.
This is the beginning of the holiday, how many of them are full of joy and embark on the journey.
How many people are dragging their families and returning to their hometowns to visit relatives.
Who would have thought that this trip would be forever separated.
On May 1, a woman surnamed Hong posted on social media to find her parents and younger siblings who had lost contact with her on the vehicle cloud A**8VN.
On May 5, Ms. Hong still couldn't wait for a miracle, and she sent six words heavily: I'll take you home.
A good family of six, she was the only one left overnight.
There is also a couple who took their cousin and two sons to Xiamen to play.
My friend only helped them buy tickets for Gulangyu the day before, who would have thought that the delay in the service area for a few minutes would kill all five members of the family!
On May 6, Tianjin University of Media and Communication also released an obituary.
Xu Zinuo, a 2021 student of the school's School of Drama, and three relatives of his peers were unfortunately killed in the accident.
Xu Zinuo is only in his early 20s, and he has a handsome appearance and outstanding ability.
His life had just begun, but it came to an end so suddenly......
Each of these victims is so alive and no different from us.
But that's how fate makes people, and when they say take them away, they take them away, as one of the victims' family said:
"You've traveled so far that I'll have to walk for the rest of my life before we can see each other. ”
The deceased is gone, and the living relatives are the most painful and painful.
At present, the number of victims of the collapse accident has reached 48, and the number of vehicles that have fallen has reached 23.
This number is distressing, so why did this accident cause so many casualties?
You know, it happened in the early hours of the first day of the holiday.
In order to catch up with the highway for free and avoid traffic jams, many car owners choose to travel at this time.
At that time, there were even more cars on the road than in the daytime.
But at two o'clock in the morning, the sky was dark, the road surface collapsed, and there was only a dark shadow in the distance.
Staying up late to drive, the driver's energy is far less than that of the day.
As a result, one car after another rushed into the collapse zone without even slowing down.
Although the depth of the collapse is only 4~5 meters, the impact caused by the superposition of the forward force + downward gravity at high speed is huge!
Soon, individual vehicles burst into flames, billowing white smoke billowed out.
The early hours of the morning brought great difficulty to the rescue, and various reasons were superimposed to cause such tragic casualties.
Dozens of cars, already burned to the point where they could not be seen in color and shape.
I can't imagine what kind of tragic condition the people in the car left.
Some people were killed, and some survived.
Mr. Rao's family was very fortunate to become the latter.
On the same day, Mr. Rao drove a family of seven people on the way home.
Although Mr. Rao is also an old driver, he drove in the early morning, and he was 12 points energetic and did not dare to take it lightly.
Just before driving to the accident section, he saw a dark shadow, thought it was stagnant water, and hurriedly hit the steering wheel to the left, and rushed through the collapse area.
The tires were scratched, and Mr. Rao urgently pulled the car to the ramp ahead.
I thought it was a driving mistake, but it wasn't until they saw one car after another crashing into the dark shadow that they understood: the road collapsed!
At this critical juncture, Mr. Rao's family did not rush to leave the danger area, but tried their best to stop the vehicles behind.
They first turned on the flashing lights on their phones to try to alert the oncoming cars, but the light was dim and several more cars fell.
Mr. Rao's father-in-law, Huang Jiandu, was so anxious that despite the dissuasion of his family, he climbed over the broken guardrail and walked backwards to the ramp before the collapse.
He kept waving his hands and signaling to stop, but there were still car owners who failed to understand his intentions and slowed down and fell.
Huang Jiandu finally knelt directly in the fast lane, and used his mortal body to block the incoming car!
Finally, he stopped a car, and the other party scolded and got out of the car: "You don't want to die!"
But when Huang Jiandu's intentions were known, the rescued people also knelt down gratefully.
With the first double-flash emergency stop vehicle, the vehicles behind also stopped.
There is gold under the man's knees, but Huang Jiandu's kneeling has saved how many lives, how many families, and his merits are immeasurable!
Humanity is glorious, but life is small.
Whenever I talk about accidents, I often feel a sense of powerlessness.
Statistics show that the number of unnatural deaths in the mainland exceeds 3.2 million every year, and an average of six people die every minute due to accidents.
Earthquakes, torrential rains, mudslides, car accidents, drowning, lightning strikes, fires, high falls......
Flat at high speed, may collapse.
As usual flights, they can suddenly crash into the sea.
Normal buses may inexplicably rush into the river.
Walk well on the zebra crossing, but a
Tomorrow or the unexpected, which comes first, no one ever knows.
At this moment, we who are still alive and healthy are actually survivors today.
There is no point in drowning in complaining, timidity, sadness.
The most important thing is to live today and cherish the present.
If you have a fight with your lover, remember to take a step back and tell him that you cherish it.
If you haven't been in touch with your parents for a long time, remember to take the initiative to call and tell them how much you miss.
If your child is always naughty, scold them less and love them more, and tell them that you always love them.
As Professor Chen Guo said:
"Don't put happiness in the future someday, let your happiness blossom in this moment. ”
Treat every day as the last day, and every word to your loved ones as the last sentence.
Be brave, love seriously, speak frankly, and don't let life leave regrets!