On May 9th, a collision between a truck and a passenger car near Xishan Cemetery in Ningxia resulted in at least 9 deaths and 2 injuries. Netizens remarked, “The frequency of accidents recently is too high.”
According to the Ningxia Daily, around 7:40 a.m. on the 9th, a Gansu-licensed truck collided with a small passenger car with a Ningxia license plate near Xishan Cemetery on the G110 National Highway in Qingtongxia, Ningxia, resulting in 9 deaths and 2 injuries.
The report did not disclose further details, including the identities of the victims.
Netizens commented, “Near the cemetery…””This year is really turbulent, so many deaths everywhere.””Oh! Another tragedy with multiple deaths and injuries.””The frequency of accidents recently is too high.”
“Living is not easy, so condolences.””It’s so terrifying, nine families…””Yet another tragedy, how heartbreaking.””What a year, accidents every day, praying for the safety of everyone involved.”
“Between accidents and tomorrow, who will arrive first, no one can know! Wishing the injured a speedy recovery and the deceased rest in peace.””I passed by the G110 highway this morning, and I wondered why the road was closed, honestly, there were too many large vehicles overtaking in the opposite direction on this road.”
Some netizens also questioned whether the passenger car was overloaded, “11 people, how did they all get in there?”
Recently, there have been frequent traffic accidents in various parts of mainland China. On April 29th, a collision between a van and a road sweeper in Anxin County, Hebei Province, resulted in 5 deaths and 2 injuries. The casualties were all around 60 years old, and that day these elderly people were going out to work.
On April 26th, a traffic accident occurred at a crossroads in Fengkai County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, where a car knocked over several motorcycles, causing injuries.
On the afternoon of March 19th, on the G59 North Hubei Expressway (northbound direction) in Shanxi Jiheduan, a Henan-licensed bus carrying 51 people collided with the tunnel wall, resulting in at least 14 known deaths.