Tragedy in China: At least 19 dead and 20 injured in traffic accident

At least 19 people were killed and 20 injured in a traffic accident in China’s eastern Jiangxi province. Chinaindicated the state television CCTV.

The previous balance reported 17 dead and 22 wounded.

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The “major road accident” happened just before 0100 local time (1700 GMT Saturday) in Nanchang county, CCTV reported,

An injured person receives treatment at a hospital in Nanchang county, east China’s Jiangxi province, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by EFE/EPA/XINHUA / Wan Xiang)

“The cause of the accident is under thorough investigation.CCTV added.

Local outlet Jimu, affiliated with the state-run Hubei Daily Media group, reported that a truck ran over a funeral procession.

Mourners were making an offering by the side of the road before going to the crematorium on Sunday morning, a woman named Deng explained to this newspaper.

According to information from this medium, most of the dead and injured were attendees of this ceremony.

One of the survivors, named Gong, explained that his wife died in the accident. The truck suddenly struck them from behind the motorcade and kept going until it reached the hearse, he added.

An hour after the event was known, the Nanchang traffic police issued warnings to drivers due to the existence of “fog” in the area.

“Driving visibility is poor. There is low visibility, which can easily cause traffic accidents”, he explained.

“Please pay attention to the fog lights. Slow down, drive slowly, keep a safe distance from the car in front, avoid pedestrians, and do not change lanes or move forward”, he added.

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Road accidents are common in China due to the lack of strict safety controls.

Last month, hundreds of vehicles were involved in a fog-caused accident on a highway in central China that left only one person dead.

And in September, 27 people died in the accident of a bus that was transporting them to a complex for anti-covid quarantines in the province of Guizhou, in the southwest of the country.

Source: Elcomercio