CCTV News:According to the news of "Lingui Today" by WeChat official account, the office of Lingui District Government in Guilin, Guangxi, on October 24th, the Lingui District Government of Guilin issued the "Information Bulletin": At 13: 49 on October 23rd, a truck rear-ended tanker traffic accident occurred near Yangshuo, G65 Baomao Expressway, 2528 kilometers to Guilin. One person was injured in the accident, and a small amount of benzene leaked from the tail of the tank car.
After the accident, the Guilin Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government attached great importance to it and organized emergency, public security, ecological environment and other departments to rush to the scene for disposal. The injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment in time, and their vital signs are normal. Highway traffic police quickly diverted traffic, and traffic is gradually restoring order. Relevant departments took measures such as foam gun dilution, sand covering on the ground around the tank car, sandbags to block the diluted liquid, pumping back and transferring, and properly disposed of the site. At present, the remaining hazardous chemicals in the tank car have been transferred to a safe place, and nearby villagers have been organized to evacuate and resettle. The ecological environment department will carry out continuous monitoring and sampling at the site and around. All emergency response work is being carried out in an orderly manner.
At 1 o’clock in the morning on the 24th, Yangshuo lifted traffic control in the direction of Guilin, and vehicles resumed traffic.