Accident on Shanghai - Kunming Expressway, 32 casualties

The accident happened at around 9:25 a.m. (local time) in Hunan province when a truck lost control and crashed into the median strip.

On the morning of September 25, a serious traffic accident occurred on the highway connecting Shanghai city with Kunming city in Yunnan province, China, killing 21 people and injuring 11 others.

Accident scene. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).

The accident occurred at around 9:25 a.m. (local time) in Hunan province when a truck lost control, crossed the median strip, and crashed into a passenger bus traveling in the opposite direction, causing the vehicle to catch fire and two other vehicles traveling in the opposite direction to also collide.

Immediately after the accident, Mr. Xu Shousheng, Secretary of Hunan Province, personally went to the scene to direct the rescue forces, identify the relatives of the victims and investigate to clarify the cause of the accident.

Traffic safety on highways in China has become a top concern for people in this country when participating in traffic.

In July 2014, also on the Shanghai - Kunming expressway, a serious traffic accident occurred, taking the lives of more than 50 people and injuring dozens of others./.

According to VOV.VN