On May 11th, a traffic accident occurred in Wuzhou City, Guangxi, involving a collision between a bus and a small car. The bus overturned and fell off a bridge, with all 6 passengers on board being injured and sent to the hospital. The 2 occupants of the small car sustained minor injuries and sought medical treatment on their own. The latest update reveals that 3 passengers on the bus sustained severe injuries and tragically passed away the following day.
The Traffic Management Detachment of Wuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau reported on May 13th that at 14:44 on May 11th, a road traffic accident took place on Xijiang San Road in Wanxiu District. A bus and a small ordinary car collided, veered off the road, and flipped over onto the dry land by the riverbank.
The accident resulted in a total of 8 injuries among the drivers and passengers (6 on the bus and 2 in the small car), with 3 bus passengers succumbing to their injuries despite all-out rescue efforts on May 12th. The conditions of the other 5 individuals have stabilized after treatment.
Alcohol or drug impairment on the part of the bus and small car drivers has been ruled out as a cause of the accident.
According to a report by “Jixmu News” on May 11th, an eyewitness described the incident as occurring near the head of Yunlong Bridge. Around 3 p.m. on the 11th, a bus fell from the vicinity of the bridge head. Yunlong Bridge, located in Wuzhou City and spanning the Xijiang River, serves as a crucial transportation hub connecting the east and west banks of the urban area.
On the day of the accident, “China News Weekly” reported that Liang Yongbin, the Station Chief of the Silver Lake South Road Special Operations Station of the Wuzhou City Fire and Rescue Detachment involved in the rescue efforts, arrived at the scene with 5 injured individuals still awaiting assistance. Liang mentioned, “Three of them were not trapped by the vehicle, and we rescued them immediately. Several injured persons had lost consciousness, but they still showed signs of breathing.”
Liang Yongbin highlighted the challenging rescue task of extracting the trapped bus driver. The driver, in his forties or fifties and slightly obese, initially remained conscious with blood on his face but no visible external injuries. “The steering wheel was wedged against his thighs and pressing against his chest and abdomen. He mentioned that he had little feeling left in his legs and felt discomfort in his chest.” It took about an hour and a half to rescue the driver, who lost consciousness multiple times during the process. Unable to directly dismantle the wreckage with rescue tools, they managed to extract the driver only after loosening the driver’s seat and then transported him to the hospital.