Shanghai traffic accident

On November 9, 2009, in the afternoon of raging rainstorms, traffic accidents occurred on Shanghai's expressways again. This was the most serious accident in Shanghai, causing seven deaths and seven injuries. The accident occurred on the section of the S4 Shanghai-Jinjin Expressway between Haiwan Road and Muhua Road. The incident location was 52.2 kilometers away from Shanghai. At 15:50 that day, a major traffic accident occurred when five vehicles collided on a Shanghai expressway. As of press time, 7 people were killed and 7 injured. Six of them died at the scene of the incident, and one died after being sent to the hospital. After the accident, Shanghai Vice Mayor Shen Jun and others rushed to the scene to command and deploy, and public security, emergency and other departments quickly dispatched rescue efforts. Currently, the specific cause of the accident is still under investigation.

The cause of the accident may be related to heavy rain

According to information from the Shanghai Meteorological Observatory, on the day of the accident, heavy to heavy rain fell in the Shanghai expressway traffic accident area. Starting from 16:00 yesterday, heavy rain fell in Fengxian, Jinshan and other places in Shanghai. As of 21:30, the rainfall at Touqiao, Liaoyuan and Fourth Tuan monitoring stations in Fengxian District all exceeded 100 millimeters, reaching the level of heavy rain, making it the area with the highest rainfall in Shanghai.

Due to heavy rain, the road was slippery. On the Shanghai Xinfengjin Expressway, 52 kilometers away from the city of Shanghai, a truck heading from the city of Shanghai to Jinshan District broke through the middle barrier of the road and hit a car on the opposite side. A van was involved in a rear-end collision, resulting in a five-vehicle collision.

Be cautious when traveling in rainy and snowy weather

Since early yesterday morning, a heavy snowstorm has fallen in Beijing. This morning, there was heavy snow outside, and the heavy snow blocked the roads for people to travel. There is thick snow on the road, the road is slippery, and all traffic intersections are blocked, causing great inconvenience to Beijing residents. The editor would like to remind everyone that you must be careful when going out in rainy and snowy weather, especially when driving, you must drive slowly to avoid traffic accidents like Shanghai Expressway.