- Source: CCTV News
- Author: Chen Huiting, Wang Siyuan
- Time: 2024-05-02
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Released in the morning of May 2nd:
According to the information from the Publicity Department of the Dabu County Committee in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, at around 2:10 a.m. on May 1st, a road collapse accident occurred on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway near the K11+900m mark in the direction towards Fujian. As of 5:30 a.m. on May 2nd, 23 vehicles had been found to have fallen into the collapsed area, resulting in 36 deaths and 30 injuries (none of whom are in life-threatening conditions).
At present, Guangdong Province and Meizhou City have dispatched the most capable medical experts to conduct multi-disciplinary consultations and go all out to treat the injured. The work of disaster handling and follow-up treatment is being carried out in an orderly manner.
Released in the afternoon of May 2nd:
In the afternoon of May 2nd, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province held a press conference to report on the rescue and treatment situation of the road collapse on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway. The press conference reported that as of 2 p.m. today, the collapse disaster has caused 48 deaths, and the DNA of another 3 people is being further compared and confirmed. There are also 30 injured people, and none of them are in life-threatening conditions.
(Reporters from China Media Group: Chen Huiting, Wang Siyuan)