The Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security announced the preliminary investigation results of a traffic accident involving nine deaths and two injuries in Qingtongxia City, Wuzhong, Ningxia, on May 9, and five deaths in Wusheng County, Guang'an, Sichuan, on May 21. In the traffic accidents in Qingtongxia City, Ningxia, the van driver played cards all night and was seriously tired. The main cause of the accident was fatigue driving into the opposite lane and going backwards; In the accident in Wusheng County, Guang'an, Sichuan, the driver played mahjong all night and was seriously tired. Fatigue driving was the main cause of the accident.
On May 9, the client of Ningxia Daily reported that at about 7:40 on May 9, 2024, near Xishan Cemetery on G110 National Highway in Qingtongxia City, a traffic accident occurred in which a Gansu licensed truck collided with a Ningxia licensed minibus, resulting in 9 deaths and 2 injuries. The injured had been sent to a hospital for treatment, and their lives were not in danger. The Party Committee and the government of the autonomous region responded quickly, the public security, fire protection, health, emergency and other departments were carrying out on-site rescue and disposal, and the cause of the accident was under investigation.
On May 21, Wusheng County, Sichuan Province issued the "Police Information Bulletin": at about 7:00 on May 21, a road traffic accident occurred in Longnv Town, the county. Sun Moumou (male, 52 years old) drove a small car to the 463km+400m of G350 line and collided with 5 pedestrians on the roadside, resulting in 2 deaths on the spot and 3 deaths after medical treatment. At present, Sun has been under the control of the public security organs. After testing, he has been ruled out of suspicion of drug driving and drunk driving. The cause of the accident is still under further investigation.
On May 23, the WeChat official account of the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security pointed out that a series of road traffic accidents caused by driver fatigue occurred in Ningxia, Sichuan and other places, with heavy casualties. The Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security also announced the situation of two accidents:
At about 7:00 on May 9, 2024, when a van was driving along National Highway 110 in Qingtongxia City, Wuzhong, Ningxia, it ran into the opposite lane and collided with a truck, causing 9 deaths and 2 injuries. According to the preliminary investigation, the driver of the minibus played cards all night and was seriously tired. The main reason for the accident was that he drove into the opposite lane with fatigue and drove backward.
At about 7:20 on May 21, 2024, when a passenger car was driving along National Highway 350 in Wusheng County, Guang'an, Sichuan Province, the vehicle shifted to the right and hit pedestrians waiting for the bus, killing five pedestrians. According to the preliminary investigation, the driver played mahjong all night and was seriously sleepy. Fatigue driving was the main cause of the accident.
Editor in charge: Zhang Di
