A brief introduction to the major traffic accident in Chuxiong, Yunnan Province

According to reports, at about 1 a.m. on the 25th, a truck was traveling from Chuxiong to Kunming and hit the middle guardrail of the road at the Chukun exit of the Kongjiazhuang Tunnel on the Kunchu Highway. The accident occurred. There were no casualties. Subsequently, the Chuxiong Brigade and the Road Administration Brigade of the Kunchu Expressway Traffic Patrol Police who rushed to the scene to deal with the accident set up warning cones about 500 meters away from the vehicle responsible for the accident to alert passing vehicles. According to reports, around 6:40 that day, the tourist bus of the Yunnan Provincial Tourism Company had slowed down when it reached this section of the road. However, a large truck transporting watermelons behind it rear-ended the bus, causing the bus to roll down the road for about an hour. 100 meters, resulting in the death of 14 people on the bus on the spot, two others died on the way to the hospital, and 20 people were injured; the large truck transporting watermelons continued to drive about 50 meters towards Kunming, and also rolled down the road for about 60 meters. meters, killing two people and injuring three others in the truck. According to news from the hospital that afternoon, two injured people died due to excessive injuries and ineffective rescue efforts.

After the accident, the Chuxiong Prefecture government department in Yunnan immediately launched an emergency rescue plan and established the Chuxiong Prefecture People's Government "April 25" major road traffic accident emergency rescue, with Deputy Governor Fa Yubin as the commander. The on-site command headquarters quickly organized more than 40 people from the safety supervision, public security, medical and health departments to rush to the scene to carry out rescue. The injured were quickly sent to local hospitals for treatment. The state health bureau has become the leading team for rescue work, and all the injured are receiving all-out treatment. treatment.

It is reported that Bai Enpei, Secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee, and Qin Guangrong, the Governor of Yunnan Province, issued separate instructions on this major traffic accident, requiring all efforts to treat the injured and carefully handling the aftermath of the deceased. In addition, the Yunnan Provincial Government working group led by Vice Governor Cao Jianfang has also rushed to Chuxiong to direct the follow-up work.

The cause of the accident is still under further investigation.