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CHINA-GUANGDONG-EXPRESSWAY-COLLAPSE-AFTERMATH (CN)

(240501) -- GUANGZHOU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site of an expressway collapse accident on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 1, 2024. The death toll has risen to 24 after part of an expressway collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province, causing 20 vehicles to plunge, on early Wednesday morning, local authorities said. Another 30 people are receiving hospital treatment, with none in life-threatening condition, according to the government of the province's Meizhou city. The incident happened around 2:10 a.m. on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou. The collapsed section is 17.9 meters long and covers an area of 184.3 square meters, officials said. (Xinhua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-EXPRESSWAY-COLLAPSE-AFTERMATH (CN)

(240501) -- GUANGZHOU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows the site of an expressway collapse accident on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The death toll has risen to 24 after part of an expressway collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province, causing 20 vehicles to plunge, on early Wednesday morning, local authorities said. Another 30 people are receiving hospital treatment, with none in life-threatening condition, according to the government of the province's Meizhou city. The incident happened around 2:10 a.m. on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou. The collapsed section is 17.9 meters long and covers an area of 184.3 square meters, officials said. (Xinhua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-EXPRESSWAY-COLLAPSE-AFTERMATH (CN)

(240501) -- GUANGZHOU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site of an expressway collapse accident on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 1, 2024. The death toll has risen to 24 after part of an expressway collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province, causing 20 vehicles to plunge, on early Wednesday morning, local authorities said. Another 30 people are receiving hospital treatment, with none in life-threatening condition, according to the government of the province's Meizhou city. The incident happened around 2:10 a.m. on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou. The collapsed section is 17.9 meters long and covers an area of 184.3 square meters, officials said. (Xinhua/Wang Ruiping)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-EXPRESSWAY-COLLAPSE-AFTERMATH (CN)

(240501) -- GUANGZHOU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site of an expressway collapse accident on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 1, 2024. The death toll has risen to 24 after part of an expressway collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province, causing 20 vehicles to plunge, on early Wednesday morning, local authorities said. Another 30 people are receiving hospital treatment, with none in life-threatening condition, according to the government of the province's Meizhou city. The incident happened around 2:10 a.m. on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou. The collapsed section is 17.9 meters long and covers an area of 184.3 square meters, officials said. (Xinhua/Wang Ruiping)

2 killed, over 50 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: 2 killed, over 50 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Punjab SHOOTING TIME: April 14, 2024 DATELINE: April 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of traffic accident STORYLINE: At least two people were killed and over 50 others injured in a road accident in Chakwal district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, highway police said on Monday. Highway patrolling police said that a bus fell into a deep ravine in the Sar Kalan area near the Kallar Kahar region of the district late Sunday. Police and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and injured to a nearby hospital. Deputy Commissioner Chakwal, Quratulain Malik, told media that the death toll may rise as five of the injured were in critical condition. According to police, the accident occurred due to overspeeding when the driver lost control of the vehicle, leading it to a deep ditch beside the road. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)