Now it is the peak period of returning home for the Spring Festival, the traffic flow of major highways has increased significantly, the traffic is busy, there is congestion in some sections, and traffic accidents also occur from time to time. On January 29, a serious accident occurred in the Luozai Mountain Tunnel section of Guangfo-Zhaozhao Expressway in Gaoyao District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong, a car burned in the tunnel, and many vehicles near the tunnel were rear-ended, and some people were injured, and a large number of rescue forces rushed to the scene to rescue.
At about 11 o'clock in the evening of the 29th, in the Luozaishan Tunnel of Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhaozhou Expressway, a moving car suddenly stopped in the emergency parking strip in the tunnel, and a large amount of smoke came out of the front of the car, and the situation was critical. Passing vehicles have slowed down to avoid, because there is smoke in the tunnel, it is difficult to see the road ahead, this tunnel is a high-speed section, the speed limit is 100 kilometers, this accident seriously affects the safety of passing vehicles.
There was a multi-vehicle rear-end collision near the tunnel, and witnesses said that dozens of vehicles were involved in the rear-end collision, some of which were badly damaged and some were injured. Now it is the Spring Festival transportation period again, and there is a lot of traffic on the road section where the incident occurred, and there is serious congestion at the scene. After the accident, someone called the police, and a large number of rescue forces such as traffic police, fire department, road administration, and 120 ambulance rushed to the scene to rescue.
In order to ensure the safety of traffic, the traffic police and road administration temporarily blocked the tunnel, and the firefighters rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire. The vehicles that were rear-ended near the tunnel were parked on the side of the road, and more than a dozen vehicles were waiting to be towed away with varying degrees of damage, and police cars, ambulances and other accident rescue vehicles continued to arrive at the scene for reinforcements.
A large number of cars queued up near the tunnel to pass, and the severely congested section of the road was two or three kilometers long, and some drivers were blocked for two or three hours on the road where the incident occurred. After intense rescue, the damaged vehicles near the tunnel were towed away from the scene one by one, and the traffic gradually returned to normal, the cause of the accident is still under investigation, and the follow-up work is still ongoing, and the specific situation is waiting for the official report.
It is understood that the Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhaozhou Expressway Luozaishan Tunnel was completed and opened to traffic in February 2015, with a total length of more than 2 kilometers, a design speed of 100km h, and two-way four lanes. Some drivers reported that the speed of 120 kilometers in this high-speed section, and the sudden speed limit of 100 kilometers before coming to the tunnel, many vehicles did not have time to slow down, and accidents often occurred, and it became an accident-prone road section. Locals say there is a story about the tunnel that is not known to outsiders, and the details are not yet known.
The accident has caused great inconvenience to people and reminded us of the importance of safe driving. We should always be vigilant and pay attention to safety, especially during the Spring Festival, when the traffic flow is large, we should slow down and keep the distance between vehicles to avoid accidents when passing through special sections such as tunnels. At the same time, the relevant departments should also strengthen the maintenance and management of traffic facilities, and reasonably set up speed limit signs to ensure smooth and safe traffic.