826 Baotou to Xi'an passenger traffic accident 36 people were killed

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  • / Author: Aaron Lewis
On August 26th at two forty in the morning, Shaanxi Yanan Baomao Expressway at the stage of major accident happened. A car from Baotou to Xi'an double sleeper passenger car and a car transport methanol tank after tank car rear end collision, the leakage of methanol into the bus caught fire, most of the passengers to escape, sleep in the inferno, the 8.26 Shaanxi especially big accident has caused 36 people on the bus were killed. There are 3 people escape, 2 people injured, 1 people were slightly injured, the bus driver was killed, the tanker driver was not hurt, have been controlled by the police.

Scene: the brake marks 10 meters bus in car 2 meters

On the morning of 26, in Shaanxi, the scene of the traffic accident, the two car has not been towed, sleeper bus one utter darkness, leaving only a frame, glass has been the fire melted, body fragments scattered all over the place, the door has serious deformation, a blast marks, except for the left rear and a a tire intact, the tire has been burned only a hub, hub around is not the fire melted bead wire.

Several tank car body rear tire with methanol was fire also left the hub, the tank remained significantly burned traces, filled with a strong smell, tank leakage of methanol combustion marks clearly visible, everywhere is a black.

Skid marks on the bus is about 10 meters, 2 meters into the car. You can imagine the car very fast. Passenger car body only framework, even the bus seats and baggage can not find. The bricks are all burnt red.

We can imagine the scene when the accident happened, bus drivers speeding, found in front of the car rear brake, but because the speed is too fast, eyes hit up, then tank damage, methanol into the bus caught fire, and the passengers did not react with the fire is too large, almost difficult to escape.

Question: why Shaanxi accident caused so big of injury

After the accident, the relevant part has been involved in the investigation of the cause, to rescue the wounded. Analysis of the causes of the accident caused heavy casualties.
1, the rapid combustion of methanol
When the two cars collided tanker methanol mass leakage into the bus, and the bus burning, surrounded, and rapid combustion; the car has a lot of bedding and luggage and other flammable materials, resulting in the rapid spread of fire in the compartment, and produce high temperature, most of the passengers were methanol Xunde dizzy turn, then high temperature hit, escape very difficulties.

2, can not open the door deformation
The front passenger car after a violent collision after severe deformation, passengers can not automatically from the front door evacuation. CCTV reporter discovery, bus only one door, which may be one of the causes of passengers can not escape.

3, a closed glass not open

The bus all the windows are closed, not open. It is understood, the 3 survivors, 2 from the front window was smashed to escape, another is the only escape from the rear passenger car window. In the car on fire, the door is closed, the passengers panic, even with a hammer, but also to a broken window to escape.

4, the morning

The time is two forty in the morning, was a dark night, most of the passengers are sleeping, after the accident panic mood, plus the fire urgent fierce, passengers failed to rescue. Rescue workers also can not even arrived outside.


May the deceased rest in peace.