A tragic traffic accident in which a bus crashed into a river in Chongqing.

20 18 10 10 On October 28th, a bus carrying 15 people in Changshou District of Chongqing suddenly lost control, broke through the guardrail and crashed into the Yangtze River, causing 13 people to die and 2 people missing, only 1 life. The accident shocked the whole country and aroused great concern about traffic safety.

Accident cause analysis

The cause of the accident has not been finalized, but preliminary investigation shows that the accident may be related to the following factors:

1. Improper driver operation

According to witnesses, the bus has been speeding and changing lanes frequently. When the accident happened, the driver was trying to overtake, but because the road was slippery, the vehicle broke through the guardrail out of control and fell into the river. This shows that drivers have serious safety hazards when operating vehicles.

2. Improper vehicle maintenance

It is understood that the bus is a used car with a long age. The car broke down many times before the accident, but it was not repaired in time. This also leads to the instability of the vehicle during driving and aggravates the accident.

3. The guardrail is not strong enough

When the accident happened, the bus broke through the guardrail and fell into the Yangtze River. This shows that the quality of the guardrail is not strong enough to withstand the impact of vehicles. This has also become one of the important factors of the accident.

How to ensure traffic safety?

Traffic safety is an important guarantee for the safety of people's lives and property, and it is also an important part of the modernization of state governance. In order to avoid similar accidents, we need to protect from the following aspects:

1. Strengthen the formulation and implementation of traffic safety regulations.

Traffic safety regulations are an important means to ensure traffic safety. Strengthen the formulation and implementation of traffic safety regulations, establish a perfect system of laws and regulations, and ensure the strict implementation of traffic safety regulations.

2. Strengthen traffic safety education and publicity.

Traffic safety education and publicity is an important means to improve public safety awareness and traffic safety skills. We need to strengthen the publicity and popularization of traffic safety knowledge and raise the public's awareness and attention to traffic safety.

3. Strengthen the construction and maintenance of traffic facilities.

Traffic facilities are an important guarantee to ensure traffic safety. We need to strengthen the construction and maintenance of traffic facilities to ensure the quality and stability of traffic facilities.