Pictured is the press conference.

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　　China News Service, Guiyang, September 19 (Reporter Zhang Wei) The Information Office of Guiyang Municipal People's Government held a press conference on the evening of the 18th. Lin Gang, Deputy Mayor of Guiyang Municipal People's Government, reported the basic situation of major traffic accidents on Sanli Expressway.

　　According to reports, the license plate number of the vehicle involved in this accident is Gui A75868, which belongs to Guizhou Qianyun Group Co., Ltd. It is a vehicle requisitioned for anti-epidemic transshipment, with 49 people on board.

The car took the quarantined personnel from Yunyan District to the quarantine hotel in Libo County, Qiannan Prefecture for centralized isolation and medical observation. It departed from Dayingpo Chemical Road, Yunyan District at 0:10 on September 18. The car was carrying 47 Among them, a driver, a staff member, and the remaining 45 people are residents of Yunyan District involved in the epidemic.

　　At about 2:40 on September 18, the vehicle rolled over 32 kilometers from Sandu to Libo Expressway in Qiannan Prefecture and fell into a deep ditch beside the road.

As of 21:00 on September 18, a total of 27 people were killed in the accident, and 20 people were injured and sent to the nearest hospital for treatment.

　　After the accident, under the unified command and dispatch of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, Qiannan Prefecture, where the incident occurred, quickly organized emergency rescue.

Guiyang City immediately set up a working group for emergency response to major traffic accidents on the Sanli Expressway, dispatched personnel to the scene, and carried out rescue and treatment work in conjunction with relevant departments in Qiannan Prefecture and the province.

At present, the rescue work at the scene has been completed, the treatment of the injured and the aftermath of the victims are in progress, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.

　　"This major traffic accident has brought huge losses to the lives of the people. We are extremely saddened and remorseful. On behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, I once again express my deep condolences to all the victims, and to all the families of the victims and the injured. Condolences and a sincere apology to the whole society." Lin Gang said that the accident was distressing and the lesson was profound.

Next, Guiyang will resolutely review the pain, comprehensively inspect the isolation and transportation of epidemic-related personnel and hidden dangers in traffic safety, draw inferences from other facts, carry out special rectification, resolutely curb the occurrence of major accidents, and coordinate the work of epidemic prevention and control and safety production.

　　Lin Gang said that the current emergency response working group is focusing on the following tasks: First, integrating all aspects of high-quality medical resources, setting up an expert group, and making every effort to treat the injured.

The second is to speed up the verification of the identity information of the deceased, formulate a one-person, one-policy after-care plan, do a good job of caring and caring for the families of the casualties, and effectively solve practical difficulties.

The third is to seriously cooperate with the relevant departments at the higher level to thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident, seriously investigate the responsibilities according to the law, deal with the relevant responsible persons strictly, and give a responsible account to the whole society.

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