Liu Handong ignored his politeness and snatched Zheng Jiayi's mobile phone away. The bus wreckage on the screen was an electric bus produced by Qingshi Hi-Tech. Not many of these trams were used on Omi bus lines, and the North-South Elevated Road was operated by 520
line.
As if a heavy punch hit his heart, Liu Handong suffocated instantly and his mind went blank.
"What's wrong with you?" Zheng Jiayi looked at him worriedly.
Liu Handong stood up, his movement was too big, his chair was knocked down, and there was a loud bang, which made the customers in the music restaurant look at him sideways.
He threw his cell phone on the table and walked away. He didn't even have time to say hello to Zheng Jia. When he left the restaurant, he called Ma Ling first. The other party turned off his phone and suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Liu Handong looked around. This time was traffic.
During the busy period, it was impossible to get a taxi. He walked quickly, talking on the phone as he walked, his hands shaking.
Zheng Jia hurriedly paid the bill and followed out, but Liu Handong was nowhere to be seen. When she looked up, she saw that he had walked far away, walking faster and faster, and even started to run.
Liu Handong had a premonition that the accident might be caused by Ma Ling. He called everyone but couldn't get through. He was anxious and confused. There was only one thing in his mind: he must rush to the scene immediately!
Zheng Jiayi waved for a taxi at the door of the restaurant. A taxi carrying customers stopped in front of her. The driver looked over and asked: "Beauty, where are you going?"
This was a taxi that wanted to pick up passers-by. Zheng Jia opened the door and got in without saying a word. He took out two hundred yuan and gave it to the passenger: "Excuse me, can you give me the car?"
The starting price of a taxi in Omi is only 11 yuan, and it only costs 200 yuan to go around the whole city. Of course, the passengers were happy and took the money and got out of the car. Zheng Jiayi put on his seat belt and said: "Master, hurry up and catch up with the runner in front of you."
people."
"Why, should we catch the thief or the husband?" the driver said inappropriately.
"Stop talking nonsense and catch up." Zheng Jia pulled out a large red banknote with one swipe.
As soon as the driver stepped on the accelerator, Santana rushed out and intercepted Liu Handong three hundred meters away.
"Get in the car!" Zheng Jiayi shouted.
Before the car stopped, Liu Handong got into the car and said eagerly: "Get on the North-South Elevated Road!"
The driver said: "I really can't get on. The traffic station just broadcast that a 520 bus caught fire on the North-South Elevated Highway. I heard that the casualties were quite serious. Now the elevated road is completely blocked. You can only get off, but not get on."
Zheng Jia noticed that Liu Handong was shaking and gently grabbed his hand to express comfort. She had already guessed what had happened. Liu Handong's girlfriend was probably on the bus where the accident occurred.
Liu Handong took out his hand and said to the driver: "Just go to the nearest elevated entrance and drive faster."
The driver's driving skills were very good. He swerved left and right and drove the car to the elevated entrance nearest to the accident site. As expected, there was a long queue here. Vehicles could not get on or off. Liu Handong jumped out of the car and ran along the roadside onto the viaduct.
, Zheng Jia paid the driver two hundred yuan and followed him.
Liu Handong ran onto the bridge and saw black smoke rising into the sky from a distance. Countless cars were lined up in a long queue. Drivers got out of their cars and looked around. The air was filled with a burning smell, and the sirens of fire trucks and police cars could be heard faintly.
Liu Handong continued to run and kept calling Ma Ling's cell phone, hoping that he had made a mistake. The cell phone was still turned off. He called home again, but no one answered. The closer he got to the accident site, the harder his heart beat and his throat became sore.
It's dry, as if there's something stuck in it.
Finally we arrived at the scene of the accident. The bus was only a burnt wreckage. The glass was all broken, and the color of the paint could not be seen. The tires were burned away, leaving only the iron wheels. There were still passengers sitting on the bus, and the burned bones were covered with bones.
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Liu Handong rushed to the driver's seat and looked around. No one was there. He breathed a sigh of relief. The driver had a relatively good chance of escaping. Maybe Ma Lingji was a man of nature.
The traffic police were at the scene to maintain order, the fire trucks were spraying foam, the ground was wet, and ambulances were parked in the emergency lane. The seriously injured people had been sent away, and now they were pulling out the lightly injured people. As for the dead, we couldn't take care of them yet.
Liu Handong arrested a traffic policeman and asked about the situation, but the traffic policeman didn't know what was going on. The scene was so chaotic that everyone only focused on saving people.
"Where's the driver? Where is the driver?" Liu Handong asked eagerly.
"I don't know, you should go to the hospital and find out." The old traffic policeman sympathized with Liu Handong and patted him on the shoulder, "Young man, don't be anxious, there's no point in being anxious."
Liu Handong was really anxious, so much so that he was so confused that he continued to run without even asking which hospital it was.
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Omi Municipal Government, Liu Fei was presiding over the municipal government's executive work meeting. Suddenly the secretary walked in and whispered a few words.
Liu Fei immediately announced the adjournment of the meeting and hurried away. The leaders immediately started whispering. What major event happened that could make Mayor Liu suspend the meeting?
"Quickly, go to the scene of the accident!" Liu Fei got into the Audi car, leaned on the back seat habitually, pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed: "It's been a troubled year."
Two BMW motorcycles from the security office sounded the shrill sirens and cleared the way. The Audi car followed closely behind, speeding on the road. The secretary sitting in the passenger seat leaned over and said: "Boss, Director Shen's phone number.
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Liu Fei took the phone: "Hongyi, I already know. We are on the road. Your mission is to restore smooth traffic as soon as possible and maintain social stability. There must be no second accident."
After making this call, more calls came in one after another. Liu Fei gave instructions one by one to rescue the wounded at all costs. The hospital was not allowed to refuse to accept the wounded for any reason. The city government would bear the expenses first. In a word, saving people was the most important thing.
Mayor Liu's special car quickly arrived at the scene of the incident. At the same time, the TV station's live broadcast vehicle also arrived on the viaduct. The photographer carried the machine and followed Liu Fei throughout the process.
When Liu Fei saw the tragic scene, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears. This scene was captured by the camera and also recorded by the people present on their mobile phones.
A wounded man whose clothes were singed by the fire squatted helplessly on the road. Because his injuries were relatively minor, the rescuers had not had time to take care of him. Liu Fei saw him, took off his suit and threw it to his secretary, and shouted to a firefighter:
"Give me a hand." The two of them worked together to help the injured person get into the ambulance.
The staff of Liu Fei's publicity team held up long guns and short cannons and took pictures, faithfully recording this touching clip in all directions without blind spots.
The fire has been extinguished. With the full efforts of the traffic police department, the congested vehicles have been cleared. The viaduct has become empty, with only police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and a dozen charred corpses covered with white cloths remaining.
The heads of the Public Security Bureau, Transportation Bureau, and bus companies all came. Liu Fei held an on-site meeting. He directly asked Shen Hongyi: "Are the criminal police and forensics here? The cause of the vehicle's sudden fire must be quickly identified and reported to Shen Hongyi as soon as possible.
I report."
Then he said to the manager of the bus company: "Bus of the same model must be immediately stopped for comprehensive inspection. Who is the manufacturer of this bus? Ask their people to come over for inspection."
The manager said: "These are Qingshi Hi-tech's electric buses. The company has a total of twenty-one buses, and they have all been shut down for maintenance."
Liu Fei nodded approvingly: "It is not too late to make amends. At present, we must do our best to rescue the injured, find out the cause of the accident, and actively deal with the aftermath of the dead and injured."
Mayor Liu then established an accident emergency response team, with himself as the team leader. The specific work was handled by the top leaders of the Public Security Bureau and the Transportation Bureau.
Immediately, Liu Fei rushed to the hospital to visit the wounded without stopping. As soon as he left, other major leaders of the Omi Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government also rushed to the scene. They paid great attention to it and issued instructions immediately, demanding that the wounded be rescued at all costs and make every effort to find out the accident.
Because of this, we are actively doing the aftermath work. The viaduct is full of black Audi cars. The leaders wearing white shirts and crisp black trousers frowned and clasped their hands behind their backs, as if they were taking a funeral exam.
Omi Burn Specialty Hospital suddenly received a large influx of severe burn patients, which exceeded the hospital's capacity. All off-duty doctors were recalled, and medical staff who were off duty also worked overtime temporarily to treat the wounded.
Mayor Liu walked into the hospital with heavy steps. There were no staff cheering for him, no fans cheering for him, and only an ordinary camera silently recording the mayor's concern for the people.
The hospital leader who accompanied the visit said: "Our hospital has mobilized all its forces for treatment, but the personnel and hospital beds are limited. The level of the Army Hospital in treating burns is also very good."
Liu Fei nodded: "We need to do our best to rescue those who have been sent. If you really can't handle it, send a special car to escort the transfer to the hospital. If you have any difficulties, just ask, the municipal party committee and government will help you solve it."
The hospital leaders immediately stated: "We will go all out and do whatever we can."
Liu Fei looked at the injured through the glass. The burn victims were very scary. Large areas of skin fell off their bodies, and they were burned to the point of being out of shape. They were also in extreme pain, and life was worse than death.
"Use pethidine when necessary to reduce the pain of the injured as much as possible." Liu Fei gave instructions again, "The city finance will advance all expenses first, and the insurance company will follow up. Claims should also be put on the agenda and handed over to the aftermath team for processing."
The secretary said softly: "Technicians from Qingshi High-tech have arrived at the scene and offered to take the vehicle wreckage back for investigation."
Liu Fei's expression changed: "No, the vehicle wreckage cannot be handed over to them. The cause of the accident is still unknown. Qingshi Hi-Tech must avoid suspicion."
The burn patient was in extreme pain and there was a risk of infection, so Liu Fei did not enter the rescue room. Instead, he had flowers placed in the corridor. He ended the visit in a hurry and returned to the Suzaku Hotel, without even bothering to eat. Again
A safety inspection meeting was held to arrange medical treatment and aftermath. The meeting emphasized the implementation of the important instructions of Secretary Xu of the Provincial Party Committee and required all units to draw inferences from one example and learn lessons. A city-wide safety production inspection was carried out to resolutely prevent vehicles with safety hazards from being allowed on the road.
"We must establish a group of advanced individuals and collectives for commendation and publicity." Liu Fei told the head of the publicity department after the meeting.
At the same time, an emergency safety dispatch meeting was also held within Jiangdong Province, all Qingshi electric buses stopped running, and Jiangbei City’s procurement plan was also urgently suspended.
In the President's Office of Qingshi Hi-Tech, An Xin looked at the rolling dark clouds outside the window and sighed softly. She Xiaoqing walked in with coffee: "Mr. An, the tram fire is definitely not our fault."
An Xin said: "Of course I am sure of this. What I am worried about is that when the Nasdaq opens in a few hours, our stock price will plummet."
She Xiaoqing said: "Then let's mobilize funds to protect the market."
Dense raindrops suddenly fell and splashed on the glass. An Xin took the coffee cup and held it in both hands. She felt a little cold. She was thinking that if Xia Qingshi was still alive, there must be a way to turn the tide.