A Chinese truck driver is being praised for parking his truck across a highway to stop more cars from falling down a hill. This happened after a road in the mountainous south of China collapsed, and at least 48 people died.
Wang Xiangnan was driving on a highway in Guangdong province, which is an important place for business in southern China, on Wednesday. At about 2 am, Wang saw some cars going the other way on the highway and another driver told him about the road collapse, according to the local news.
Wang, a former soldier, quickly used his truck to block the highway and stop many vehicles from entering danger, according to Jiupai News. At the same time, his wife left the truck to tell other drivers about what was happening.
“I didn’t really think about it. ” I wanted to make the cars stop,â Wang said to the Chinese news organization.
Wang’s brave actions were praised by people on social media in China and he also received recognition from the China Worker Development Foundation.
The organization said on Friday that it gave Wang 10,000 yuan (US$1,414) with the help of a car company. A charity project connected to Alibaba Group Holding, a big tech company, also gave the same amount to Wang, according to the newspaper Dahe Daily. Wang said he will give the money to the families of the people who got hurt in the accident.
The local news also said that another man had bent down to stop cars from going on the highway.
The accident happened after a month of lots of rain in Guangdong. Some of the 23 cars fell into a deep hole and caught on fire, making a lot of smoke.
Around 30 people had to go to the hospital. On Saturday, someone left the hospital, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The others were getting better, but one is still very sick.
On Saturday, the government of Meizhou city in Guangdong announced that they will be checking all highways, railways, and mountain roads in the city. A group headed by the local governor is looking into why the collapse happened, according to Southcn. com
The Chinese government sent a leader to make sure recovery efforts are going well and to ask for better safety measures. This happened after President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party asked for it. Two government officials, Premier Li and Qiang, are working quickly to deal with the tragedy.
Zhang Guoqing, a member of the ruling Communist Party, was sent to deal with the disaster because they are worried about public anger. This is the latest in a series of deadly failures in infrastructure.
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Chinese driver receives recognition after efforts in minimising number of deaths in highway collapse
