On the afternoon of May 25, a traffic accident occurred in the Zhanggong District of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province. A bus lost control at the south gate roundabout of the Zhanggong District, crashed through the barrier, and plunged into an outdoor platform on the negative first floor. The moment the incident happened was captured on video and shared online.
The footage revealed severe damage to the front of the bus. There were 12 passengers on board in addition to the driver, with 9 of them sustaining injuries.
According to a report from the Traffic Police Detachment of Ganzhou City Public Security Bureau, the incident happened at 4:48 pm on the 25th. A bus with license plate number Gan B00779D (driven by 49-year-old Li, with 12 passengers on board) was traveling at the roundabout of Wenqing Road in the Zhanggong District of Ganzhou City when it lost control, broke through the roundabout barrier, and fell onto the outdoor platform on the negative first floor.
As reported by Nanning Evening News on the 26th, the height difference at the time of the fall was approximately 3 meters.
On May 26, the incident “Jiangxi Bus Accident Caught on Camera at the Moment of the Incident” trended online.
Some netizens questioned why the report did not mention the condition of the three passengers out of the total twelve who were not injured. Others commented that it did not seem to be a driver error.
“The End of the Sky”: The so-called guardrail turned out to be shoddy quality, and a concrete protective wall at least 80 cm high should have been used.
There were also netizens expressing concerns over Jiangxi frequently making headlines recently for negative incidents.
On the afternoon of April 8, at noon, a 51-year-old bus driver named Li from Nanchang, Jiangxi, was driving in the Donghu District along the Dieshan Road. When the bus reached the intersection of Shengli Road, Li suddenly felt unwell due to a heart problem, lost consciousness, failed to hit the brakes in time, and the bus went out of control, crashing into a crowd. Three pedestrians were killed on the spot, while seven others were injured and hospitalized, resulting in a scene that was described as horrifying.