Tong Ertang died in an accident.

At 3: 50 pm on July 4, 2009, a car accident occurred in Mulan Lake, Huangpi, and the medical community in Wuhan suffered heavy losses. In the car accident, Professor Tong, the founder of the Department of Neurology of Union Medical College Hospital, and the vice president of a railway hospital were unfortunately killed, and more than ten neurology experts from Tongji, Provincial People and Central South Hospital were injured. The drivers of the two cars died on the spot. On the same day, neurologists from several major hospitals in Wuhan attended an academic conference in Mulan Mountain, Huangpi. On the way back to Huotagong Road, a bus carrying 27 experts collided with an agricultural truck, and both drivers died on the spot. Many seriously injured experts were sent to huangpi district People's Hospital, Union Medical College Hospital and tongji hospital for rescue. On the same day, 76-year-old professor and doctoral supervisor Tong of Union Medical College Hospital and 49-year-old vice president of a railway hospital died because of ineffective rescue. In addition, a professor in tongji hospital is still in critical condition, and doctors in Provincial People's Hospital and Central South Hospital were injured. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

Professor Tong Etang is a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, a famous medical expert in China and the founder of the Department of Neurology, Union Medical College Hospital. Professor Tong's concern for patients left a deep impression on the younger generation. Until yesterday, there were dozens of patients who didn't know the bad news and made an appointment for his expert clinic. Professor Sun from the Department of Neurology, Union Medical College Hospital introduced that because "cerebral infarction" easily makes patients feel desperate, Professor Tong once called for changing "cerebral infarction" into "cerebral infarction" for fear of causing psychological burden to patients. In order to help patients understand the condition and improve the efficiency of seeing a doctor, he spent a lot of time writing hundreds of "consultation cards", listing the name of the disease, symptoms, medication methods and how to inform the doctor about the condition, and asked patients to read first while waiting for treatment.