· State Council Investigation Team: Extraordinary Car Accidents Highway Supervision Vulnerabilities

On August 26, in the Ansai section of Yanmao Expressway in Yan'an, Shaanxi, a double-story sleeper bus and a tanker loaded with methanol caught up and caught fire, killing 36 people and injuring three others. The State Council's "8.26" special road traffic accident investigation team held its first plenary meeting in Yan'an on the afternoon of the 29th.

The meeting lasted for about an hour and forty minutes from 3:30 pm to 5:10 pm. The members of the investigation team include the State Administration of Work Safety, the Ministry of Supervision, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Federation of Trade Unions, and the Shaanxi Province where the accident occurred, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the sleeper bus, and Henan, which belongs to the tanker. The relevant responsible persons from the province attended the meeting. Wang Dexue, deputy director of the State Administration of Work Safety, served as the head of the investigation team.

Yang Lan, director of the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, said that preliminary investigations revealed that this was an accident caused by the illegality of two drivers. In addition, it must be strictly checked and seriously reflected.

Yang Lan: Judging from the situation of the preliminary investigation, this is a road traffic liability accident caused by the illegality of the two-car driver. The occurrence of the August 26 accident, although it was caused by the driver's illegality, also revealed that there are still many weak links in the road traffic safety work. In particular, the implementation of safety responsibilities is still not in place, causing huge losses to people's lives and property. Strict responsibility must be investigated and accountability must be implemented. Judging from the preliminary investigation of the accident, the most prominent manifestation of the exposed problems is that management is not in place, and the long-term hidden dangers have not been effectively resolved.

Wang Dexue, head of the accident investigation team and deputy director of the State Administration of Work Safety, said that the August 26 special traffic accident was the first major accident that occurred nationwide this year, causing major casualties and property losses. The nature was serious and the losses were heavy. The impact is bad and the lessons are profound. Wang Dexue said that these accidents, especially the August 26 accident, exposed some outstanding problems:

Wang Dexue: The safety supervision of long-distance passenger vehicles is not working. There is no active creation of conditions. It is mandatory to stop the long-distance bus from 2 am to 5 pm and make connection transportation. GPS monitoring of some transportation enterprises has not played an effective role. There are a large number of illegal violations such as fatigue, and fatigue driving has become an important cause of serious accidents. The quality of drivers is not high. In emergency situations, improper measures often lead to accidents. Some local governments and relevant regulatory authorities The development of heavy speed, heavy expansion, heavy benefits, light and safe.

These problems are not new, but long-term. Wang Dexue particularly emphasized the implementation of rectification measures in the investigation of accidents:

Wang Dexue: Here I would like to say a few more questions about the implementation of corrective measures. We have investigated about 150 major accidents in the past years. Every accident has put forward targeted preventive measures, but no one pays attention to it and implements it properly. Therefore, the next accident is still the reason. The suggestion is still these words, but the order of the words is reversed. This reflects that it is already a vicious circle in this respect, so we can't say no pain. I hope that this accident should be followed up and urged to implement the recommendations for rectification measures.

The person in charge of the National Federation of Trade Unions proposed that in the aftermath of work, it is necessary to exchange ideas with the families of the victims. The staff of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate’s Office of Infringement Procuratorate also participated in the work of the investigation team. After the accident investigation, the person involved in the crime will be held criminally liable.

As of yesterday, a total of 35 victims have been initially identified by their families and colleagues. 137 people of the families of the victims have arrived in Yan'an Ansai County to deal with the aftermath. The two seriously wounded patients improved their condition and their vital signs were stable.

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