China News Agency, Anshun, Guizhou, July 7 (Zhang Wei, Yuan Chao, and Qu Honglun) At 12:00 on July 7, a bus in the Xixiu District of Anshun City, Guizhou Province rushed out of the roadside guardrail and fell into Hongshan while driving In the lake. As of 17:30 on the 7th, a total of 36 people were searched and rescued, 21 of them were killed and 15 were injured. All the wounded have been transferred to hospital for treatment.

  After the accident, Guizhou officials immediately organized public security, emergency, firefighting, health, and armed police to the scene for rescue. After official verification, the lake-dropping vehicle is a newly purchased electric bus in 2019, which is a city bus No. 2 bus. The bus passed through many schools in Anshun City. The Anshun Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department previously issued a message confirming that there are college entrance examination students in the bus.

The picture shows the rescue scene. Photo courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Emergency Management Department

  After the accident, Sun Zhigang, Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, emphasized that time should be used to rescue quickly, and every effort should be made to search and rescue the people who fell into the water, rescue the wounded, find out the number of people on board, find out the cause of the accident, and do a good job in social stability. .

  Chen Yiqin, deputy secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and governor, quickly rushed to the scene to direct the disposal, went to the hospital to visit the wounded, and arranged for related work. Chen Yiqin emphasized that we must go all out to search and rescue the people who fell into the water, organize the most capable medical and nursing forces to treat the wounded, and do our best to reduce the casualties. It is necessary to do in-depth and meticulous aftercare work, and give the most humane care to the families of the dead and injured. It is necessary to quickly find out the reasons, seek truth from facts, publicly report on the relevant situation in a timely manner, the progress of rescue, and take appropriate measures according to law to ensure social stability. It is necessary to make an analogy and take the precautionary measure to comprehensively investigate and manage all kinds of hidden safety hazards, resolutely prevent major accidents, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

The picture shows the rescue scene. Photo courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Emergency Management Department

  Currently, the Ministry of Emergency Management and the Ministry of Public Security have successively dispatched working groups to the scene to guide rescue and investigation and disposal. (Finish)